Location-Based Social Network Friend Discovery System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for establishing relationships between users in social networks require users to access a server, input information, and wait for acceptance, making the process inconvenient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A social network service system and method that allows users to share location information and select desired users within a preset distance to build relationships through a user terminal, enabling friend requests to be sent and accepted via location-based proximity, including the option to bump terminals like exchanging business cards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional friend request methods are used (accessing server, inputting information), then relationship establishment is achieved, but the process is time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically obtaining location information and identifying nearby users before the friend request process begins. The server pre-processes location data and user profiles, so when a user activates friend discovery, the matching and information retrieval are already prepared, eliminating the need for manual information input and server access steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically managing the friend request process. Location information is automatically obtained from the terminal, nearby users are automatically identified based on proximity, and user information is automatically transmitted. The system serves itself by handling data collection, processing, and transmission without requiring user intervention beyond activating the feature.
2Productivity
If manual information input is required for friend requests, then relationship establishment is achieved, but the process becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the information input task from the user's responsibilities and transfers it to the automated system. Location information is extracted automatically from the terminal's location capabilities, user profiles are extracted from the server database, and proximity calculations are extracted and performed by the server. This extraction eliminates the need for users to manually input any information, simplifying the process while maintaining productivity.
3Ease of operation
If location-based friend discovery is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but information security and privacy control become more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where users can control whether their location information is shared and who can discover them. The server provides feedback to users about nearby users found through location-based discovery, and users can provide feedback by accepting or rejecting friend requests. This feedback loop allows users to maintain privacy control while benefiting from the simplified location-based discovery process.
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AI summary
A user terminal connected to a system to provide social network service (SNS) includes a transmission unit configured to send a friend request and location information of the user terminal, and receive user information of at least one other user terminals, and a display control unit configured to control a display of the user terminal to display a current location of a user of the user terminal and the user information of the at least one other user terminal present within a predetermined distance based on received location information of the other user terminal. Within the display control unit, a particular region of the display is set as a current location of the user terminal.