Location-Based Ticket Book for Automatic Beacon Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile devices require users to manually select and present virtual tickets, passes, or coupons, which can be cumbersome and inefficient, especially in locations with multiple service providers, and lack standardized yet individualized promotion capabilities.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a location-based ticket book service on mobile devices that utilize beacon signals to automatically detect and present relevant virtual tickets based on the device's location, allowing for standardized and individualized promotions across multiple venues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users manually select and present virtual tickets from a ticket book, then the system supports multiple service providers and venues, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting the user's location through beacon signals and presenting the relevant virtual ticket without requiring manual selection. The mobile device autonomously determines which ticket to display based on the detected beacon identifier, eliminating the need for users to manually search through their ticket book.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of ticket presentation from manual selection to automatic presentation based on location parameters. By detecting beacon signals that contain location identifiers, the system dynamically determines which virtual ticket should be displayed, transforming the interaction model from user-initiated selection to system-initiated presentation.
2Ease of operation
If the system automatically presents virtual tickets based on location, then user convenience is improved, but the device requires location detection capabilities and beacon infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The beacon signal acts as an intermediary that bridges the user's mobile device and the service provider's venue. Instead of requiring complex GPS tracking or continuous location services, the simple beacon broadcast provides sufficient location context for the system to automatically present the appropriate virtual ticket, reducing the complexity burden on the mobile device.
3Ease of operation
If service providers use standardized promotions across chains, then brand consistency is achieved, but individualized local offers cannot be provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by enabling different promotion strategies at different locations within the same service provider chain. Each venue can broadcast its own beacon signal with location-specific identifiers, allowing the mobile device to present standardized promotions at most locations while delivering individualized offers at specific venues, thus accommodating both brand consistency and local customization needs.
Data Source
AI summary
Location-based ticket books are described. A mobile device can present a virtual ticket to a service provider based on a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can receive a virtual ticket for accessing a service from a service provider. The virtual ticket can be associated with a signal source. The signal source can be pre-programmed to broadcast a beacon signal that includes an identifier identifying the signal source. The signal source can be placed at a venue where the service is available. The mobile device, upon arriving at the venue, can detect the beacon signal from the signal source. In response, the mobile device can activate a ticket manager. The ticket manager can automatically select, from a ticket book, the virtual ticket associated with the signal source. The mobile device can present content of the selected virtual ticket at the venue where the service is available.