Location Information Management via State Monitoring and Profile Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of a consolidated system for accurately determining and controlling the dissemination of location information across various devices, as existing technologies fail to provide a unified method for monitoring user interactions and managing location data in a controlled manner.
Innovation Solution
A location system that monitors state information from multiple devices and networks to create location information, allowing users to establish profiles for controlling who receives this information and under what conditions, using a rules-based approach to manage dissemination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If location information is disseminated to multiple subscribers, then the utility and accessibility of the location system is improved, but the user's privacy control and security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments location information dissemination by creating multiple profile types (public, private, semi-private) that divide the subscriber base into different access groups. Each profile segment controls which subscribers can receive location information under specific conditions, allowing selective sharing without complete exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic location information release by allowing users to set time-based, location-based, and condition-based rules for each profile. The dissemination of location information changes dynamically based on these rules, enabling users to control privacy while maintaining versatility in information sharing.
2Measurement precision
If a consolidated system monitors multiple devices to determine accurate location, then the measurement precision of location is improved, but the device complexity and system integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges data from multiple devices (mobile phones, PDAs, computers, GPS units) into a unified location determination system. By consolidating these diverse data sources through a central platform with standardized protocols, the system achieves accurate location tracking without requiring complex integration at each device level.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary platform that acts as a mediator between multiple devices and the location information dissemination network. This intermediary handles device compatibility, data standardization, and protocol translation, reducing the complexity of direct device-to-device integration while maintaining high location accuracy.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If users establish detailed profiles to control information dissemination, then the privacy control capability is improved, but the ease of operation and system configuration become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by allowing users to configure different profile types with specific control characteristics for different situations. Rather than requiring a single complex global configuration, users can select from pre-defined profile templates (public, private, semi-private) and adjust local parameters as needed, simplifying the overall configuration process while maintaining detailed privacy control.
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AI summary
The present invention provides for delivering location information to any number of subscribers via their respective location applications, which may run on any type of communication device. The location is derived from state information received from one or more devices with which the user interacts or a system associated therewith. The state information is processed to create the location information, which is provided to the location applications of the subscribers. The system may allow the user to establish a profile, which defines to whom and how location information is disseminated. The profile may specify those who can receive location information, those who cannot receive location information, and those who should always get the location information even if others are restricted by time, date, location, or other criteria specified by the user. Further, certain subscribers may receive a preset location, regardless of the received state information.