Location Deviation Notification via Messaging Service Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional location deviation notification systems are limited in detecting deviations from various location ranges set based on different conditions and do not provide notifications when a user deviates from their own set location, nor do they allow for easy management of human relationships between users for location tracking.
Innovation Solution
A system that establishes communication sessions between electronic devices, manages human relationship information, and monitors locations based on user-inputted time and location ranges, sending notifications when a device deviates from the set range, using a server to store and process information about user relationships and location data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional location deviation notification systems are used, then location deviation can be detected, but the system cannot detect deviations from various location ranges set based on different conditions and cannot notify when a user deviates from their own set location
Solution Approach 1:
The server is designed to handle multiple types of location monitoring scenarios: monitoring counterpart terminals based on user-set location ranges, monitoring users based on counterpart-set location ranges, and detecting deviations from various location ranges (school, home, route ranges). This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable to different monitoring needs while maintaining reliable notification capabilities through centralized server coordination.
2Reliability
If a separate service site is used to register counterpart information, then location deviation verification can be performed, but the process becomes complex requiring separate access, member registration, and information input
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the location deviation notification functionality with the existing messaging service. Users can register counterpart information and set location ranges directly through the messaging application interface, eliminating the need to access separate service sites. The server integrates counterpart management, location range setting, and deviation notification all within the messaging service framework, significantly simplifying the user process while maintaining verification reliability.
3Reliability
If the server requests counterpart to concur with providing location information, then location information can be obtained, but the process requires explanation to counterpart and multiple agreement steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where users automatically manage their location information sharing preferences. When a user designates a counterpart and sets location ranges, the system automatically handles the authorization and information sharing setup without requiring manual agreement processes. The server seamlessly manages location information provision based on pre-configured user preferences, eliminating complex explanation and agreement steps while ensuring reliable location data collection.
Data Source
AI summary
A server is configured to establish a communication session between electronic devices, receive first information about a time range and second information about a location range from a first electronic device, send third information to the first device, the third information being information about one or more users with whom a user of the first device establishes a human relationship, identify a user selected among the one or more users, store the first information and the second information in a database in connection with identifiers of the user and the identified user, monitor a location of at least one of the first device and a second device of the identified user based on the first and second information, and send, when one of the first or second device deviates from the location range, a notification message to the other one of the first or second device.