Location-Based Communication Terminal Recipient Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication terminals face inefficiencies in information transmission, particularly when sending information to multiple users, as they require manual selection or inflexible grouping, limiting their scope and efficiency, especially when the number of recipients is large.

Innovation Solution

A communication terminal equipped with a location information acquisition module, a filter module, and an information transmission module that automatically filters and transmits content to users based on their location relative to a target area, reducing the need for manual selection and improving efficiency by using an electronic map for target location determination and auxiliary filtering.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual user selection is performed one by one, then transmission accuracy is improved, but transmission time and operational complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission accuracyVSAvoidtransmission time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces location information as an intermediary parameter to bridge the sender and recipients. Instead of directly selecting users, the system uses location data to automatically identify and filter target users based on their proximity to a specified location, thereby reducing manual selection time while maintaining transmission accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables automatic user filtering based on location criteria without requiring manual intervention. The terminal automatically queries location information of contacts, compares it with the target location, and generates the recipient list autonomously, eliminating the need for manual one-by-one user selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If pre-grouping of contacts is performed, then transmission efficiency is improved, but flexibility and adaptability decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission efficiencyVSAvoidflexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the static contact grouping into a dynamic location-based filtering system. Instead of fixed groups, the system dynamically generates recipient lists based on real-time location data and flexible spatial criteria (radius, specific location, area), allowing users to adaptively select recipients for different transmission scenarios without being constrained by pre-defined groups

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the fundamental parameter for user selection from categorical group membership to continuous spatial parameters (location coordinates, distance radius, geographic area). This parameter transformation enables flexible and adaptive recipient selection while maintaining high transmission efficiency through automated filtering

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If automated location-based filtering is implemented, then operational simplicity is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational simplicityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complex location querying and user filtering logic from the user's operational workflow and encapsulates it within the terminal's automated system. The user only needs to input basic transmission information and location criteria, while the system automatically handles location data acquisition, user matching, and recipient list generation, thereby simplifying operations despite increased internal system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9204248B2Communication terminal and information transmission processing method therefor
Publication Date: 2015.12.01 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD
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AI summary

Provided in the present invention are a communication terminal and an information transmission processing method therefor. The communication terminal comprises: a communication processing module (6); a location information acquisition module (1), configured to acquire location information of users of a first user set; a target location acquisition module (2), configured to acquire a target location; a filter module (3), configured to filter a second user set from the first user set on the basis of the location information of the users of the first user set and the target location; a content acquisition module (4), configured to acquire content to be transmitted; an information transmission module (5), configured to transmit the content to be transmitted to each of users of the second user set via the communication processing module (6). According to the present invention, the amount of user input is reduced, and it thus increases efficiency of information transmission greatly, particularly when the number of target users is relatively large.