Location-Based Event Update Delivery System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions fail to effectively keep event participants who are not physically present at live events informed about ongoing proceedings, especially when events have multiple sessions or sub-events, leading to missed content and poor engagement.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that receives participant registration information, including topics of interest, and uses location tracking to provide live event updates to participants' devices via a wireless network, determining proximity to the event location and transmitting relevant updates based on their interests and location.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If live coverage or recording is broadcast to all participants regardless of location, then participants absent from the event can access event content, but participants present at the event receive unnecessary updates consuming their device resources and attention

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveevent content access for absent participantsVSAvoiddevice resources and participant attention

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by differentiating the service provided to participants based on their location. Participants at the event location receive no updates (local optimization for present users), while participants distant from the event location receive targeted updates (local optimization for absent users). This resolves the contradiction by making the information delivery quality adaptive to the user's physical context.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses location data as feedback to dynamically control update transmission. By continuously monitoring participant device locations and comparing them to the event location, the system adjusts whether to send updates in real-time, optimizing resource usage based on actual participant presence.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If event updates are transmitted to all participants continuously, then no participant misses any event content, but participants present at the event experience unnecessary interruptions and resource consumption

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveevent content delivery reliabilityVSAvoidparticipant device usability and attention management

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements local quality by providing different update delivery experiences based on participant location. Present participants experience uninterrupted event attendance without update notifications, while absent participants receive reliable content delivery through targeted updates. This resolves the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation by localizing the service quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies partial action by selectively transmitting updates only to participants who need them (those distant from the event location). Instead of excessive action that would notify all participants regardless of presence, the system optimizes communication by sending partial updates only where necessary, improving both reliability and usability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If location tracking is implemented to differentiate between present and absent participants, then updates can be targeted efficiently, but additional system complexity and data processing requirements are introduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveupdate transmission efficiencyVSAvoidlocation tracking and comparison system

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses a universal location comparison mechanism that serves multiple functions: determining participant presence, triggering update transmission, and optimizing resource usage. This multi-functional approach improves productivity while managing complexity by using a single location-based decision framework rather than multiple separate systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Loss of energy

If updates are sent only to participants distant from the event location, then resource consumption is reduced for present participants, but participants who arrive late or leave early may miss updates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice resource consumptionVSAvoidevent content for dynamic participants

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of energyVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic action by continuously monitoring participant location and dynamically adjusting update transmission. Instead of a static approach, the system periodically checks participant presence status and activates or deactivates update delivery accordingly. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring updates are sent to participants who become absent during the event while maintaining resource efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS10897684B2Providing event updates based on participant location

Publication Date: 2021.01.19 AVAYA INC

AI summary

Methods, systems and computer readable media for delivery of event updates are described. Registration information of an event participant for an event is received, the registration information including participant identity information, the event being associated with a physical event location. Subsequently, during the event, a participant device location from a participant device of the event participant is received and compared with the physical event location. Based on the comparison of the participant device location and the physical event location, an event update associated with the event is transmitted to the participant device.