Location-Based Task Reminder System with Automatic Association

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users of mobile devices face challenges in managing tasks without explicitly associating locations, leading to inefficiencies in completing tasks when they are in relevant areas, and there is a lack of personalized reminders and promotions based on their location.

Innovation Solution

A system that automatically associates tasks with locations by analyzing task descriptions and using contact lists or local search engines to identify geographic coordinates, providing users with location-based reminders and alerts when they are near relevant facilities, while also offering promotional materials and coupons.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If users manually associate locations with tasks, then task completion accuracy is improved, but user effort and time required to manage tasks increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask completion accuracyVSAvoiduser effort time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically associates locations with tasks by analyzing task descriptions and searching contact lists or local search engines without requiring manual user input. The location tracking system autonomously monitors user position and triggers reminders when proximity thresholds are met, eliminating the need for users to manually configure location associations while maintaining accurate task completion guidance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If location tracking is implemented, then personalized reminders are improved, but user privacy concerns increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalized reminder capabilityVSAvoidprivacy intrusion

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs location-based task association and reminder triggering at the local device level rather than centrally collecting and processing location data. The mobile device locally determines proximity between user and task locations, maintaining personalized reminder capability while minimizing data transmission and processing requirements that could raise privacy concerns.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If automatic location association is implemented, then task management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask management efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The location tracking system serves multiple functions: it monitors user position, determines proximity to task locations, triggers reminders, and can provide navigation guidance. By consolidating these functions into a single integrated system rather than separate components, the patent improves task management efficiency while limiting the increase in overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9936347B1Location based reminders

Publication Date: 2018.04.03 GOOGLE LLC

AI summary

A computer-implemented user alert method includes identifying a task for a user, associating a location with the task, monitoring a location of a mobile device associated with the user, and notifying the user about the task when the mobile device comes within a defined proximity of the associated location.