Location Share Window Auto-Deletion for Privacy Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location-based services face challenges in protecting personal information as revealing one's location to others can compromise privacy, and there is a need for a method to manage and control the sharing of location information effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for sharing location information that includes transmitting and receiving location signals between devices, generating a location share window for visual display, and automatically deleting the share window after a predetermined time period or upon request, with options to adjust the duration and interrupt signal transmission based on user input or server notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If location information is shared continuously with external devices, then location-based services can be provided effectively, but personal information privacy is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic location sharing by automatically deleting the location share window after a predetermined time period elapses from when it is generated. This allows location information to be shared for a specific duration rather than continuously, thereby maintaining service effectiveness while limiting privacy exposure time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic control over location sharing duration by allowing the predetermined time period to be adjustable and by automatically managing the sharing window lifecycle. The system transitions from static continuous sharing to dynamic time-bounded sharing, balancing service needs with privacy protection.
2Duration of action of moving object
If location sharing duration is extended, then service completeness is improved, but privacy protection effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a predetermined time period in advance before location sharing begins. This preliminary设定 of the sharing duration allows the system to automatically delete the location share window after the specified period, ensuring privacy protection is built into the service design rather than added as an afterthought.
3Ease of operation
If manual management of location share window is required, then user control is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic deletion of the location share window based on the predetermined time period without requiring manual user intervention. The system autonomously manages the sharing window lifecycle by detecting when the time period has elapsed and automatically deleting the window, reducing operational complexity while maintaining user control through the initial time period设定.
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AI summary
A method of sharing, with one or more external devices, a location of a first device, includes transmitting a first location information signal to at least one external device; receiving a second location information signal from the at least one external device in response to the first location information signal; generating a location share window, the location share window including visual display of location information of the first device and the at least one external device, based on the first and second location information signals; measuring a desired time lapse period from a reference time point; and deleting the location share window when the measured time lapse period is greater than or equal to a first period, wherein the reference time point is a point in time when the location share window is created.