Location-Based Content Delivery System for Contextual Awareness

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional devices, such as music players and cell phones, lack contextual information about a user's location, failing to enhance the user experience by not providing relevant data or connections to the environment, which could be valuable and enriching.

Innovation Solution

A system that utilizes location-based technologies to dynamically deliver information to users by detecting their location and preferences, allowing for the sharing of past experiences and context-relevant data, such as music playlists or stories, through mobile devices or localized kiosks, using a database that stores location-specific information and user profiles to tailor the experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If location-based technologies are integrated into conventional devices, then user awareness and contextual information are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontextual informationVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a location-based information system that acts as an intermediary between users and contextual information. The system includes a location database, information database, and delivery component that mediate the delivery of location-specific information without requiring complex integration into each user device. The system retrieves and delivers contextual information based on user location while keeping individual devices relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If dynamic content delivery based on location is implemented, then user experience is enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the information delivery system into distinct functional components: a location database for storing location data, an information database for storing contextual information, a control component for determining user location and preferences, and a delivery component for dynamically selecting and providing content. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together to provide adaptable user experiences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts content delivery based on real-time user location, preferences, and state. The control component continuously monitors user location and the delivery component adapts the information provided according to current conditions, making the system highly adaptable to different user contexts and experiences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Loss of information

If location-specific information is provided to users, then user awareness is increased, but data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelocation awarenessVSAvoiddata processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing location data and associated contextual information in databases before users need them. The location database stores user locations and the information database stores contextual information in advance, allowing the system to quickly retrieve and deliver relevant information without extensive real-time processing when users arrive at specific locations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11061939B2Dynamic awareness involving location
Publication Date: 2021.07.13 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

A system for dynamic content delivery is provided. The system includes a control component to determine location, preferences, and state of a user. A delivery component dynamically selects and provides content to the user as a function of the user's location, preferences, and state.