Location-aware alarm notification for mobile terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile communication terminals' alarm clock functions are inconvenient as they require users to manually adjust settings when traveling, leading to unwanted wake-up times if changes are not made promptly.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a position information acquisition section, interface section, storage section, comparison section, and notification section that associates hour information with position conditions, allowing for notifications only when the device is at a specified location at the set time, thus avoiding unnecessary alarms during travel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the alarm clock function uses a fixed notification time, then the alarm can be set once and reused, but the user cannot avoid unwanted wake-ups during travel without manually changing settings
Solution Approach 1:
The alarm clock automatically adjusts its notification behavior based on the detected position of the terminal. The position information acquisition section acquires location data, and the control section automatically determines whether to issue notifications based on stored position conditions, eliminating the need for manual user intervention to adjust alarm settings during travel.
Solution Approach 2:
The user pre-registers position conditions (such as home location) in advance. When the terminal detects it is at a registered position, the alarm notification is automatically issued. This preliminary setup allows the system to automatically adapt to the user's needs during travel without requiring real-time manual adjustments.
2Reliability
If the alarm clock provides notifications at all times, then the user is always notified of the set hour, but the user may be awakened at unwanted times during travel
Solution Approach 1:
The alarm notification function is made location-dependent. Different notification behaviors are applied based on the terminal's position: notifications are issued when at registered positions (such as home) and suppressed when at other positions (during travel). This local differentiation eliminates unwanted wake-ups while maintaining reliable notifications when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the terminal's position and uses this feedback to automatically control whether alarm notifications should be issued. The control section compares current position information with stored position conditions and adjusts notification behavior accordingly, ensuring reliable notifications only when appropriate.
Data Source
AI summary
A position information acquisition section acquires position information about a mobile terminal, and a storage section stores hour information and position condition information inputted to an interface section in association with each other. When the hour shown by a clock becomes the hour indicated by the hour information stored in the storage section, a comparison section compares the position condition information stored in association with the hour information, with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition section. If the position information corresponds to the position condition information as a result of the comparison, a notification section gives a notification.