Automatic Physical Location Association via Embedded Web Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers and device manufacturers face challenges in linking physical locations to their virtual presence on websites, as users must manually save location information, lacking an automatic association between user storage and physical location data.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines user interactions with user interface elements embedded on websites associated with physical locations, allowing users to collect and store this information in a user collection database, enabling automatic linking of physical and virtual presences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If users manually save location information from websites, then location data can be stored in user devices, but the process is time-consuming and lacks automation
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing websites to automatically push location information to user devices without requiring manual user action. The embedded user interface elements on websites automatically transmit location data when users visit the site, eliminating the need for users to manually copy and save location information.
Solution Approach 2:
Location information is prepared and made available in advance on the website through embedded user interface elements. When users visit the website, the location data is already formatted and ready for automatic transmission to their devices, eliminating the need for users to perform manual saving actions during their visit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If physical location information is provided on websites, then businesses can share their locations, but automatic linking to user storage is not established
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediary system is introduced between the website and user device storage. This intermediary automatically receives location information from websites through embedded user interface elements and handles the transmission and storage of location data in user devices, establishing the missing automatic linking capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The embedded user interface elements serve multiple functions: they display location information on the website, detect user interactions, transmit location data to user devices, and enable automatic storage. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate manual operations by users.
3Productivity
If manual methods are used to save location information, then users can store addresses, but the process lacks efficiency and user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the location saving operation automatically through embedded user interface elements on websites. When users interact with these elements, the system self-services by detecting the interaction and automatically transmitting and storing location information in the user's device without requiring additional manual steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of copying and saving location information is replaced with an automated electronic system. Embedded user interface elements use electronic communication to automatically transmit location data from the website to the user device, substituting the manual mechanical workflow with an automated digital process.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for associating physical locations to websites. The element platform may determine one or more user interactions by at least one user with at least one user interface element embedded in at least one website of at least one online entity, wherein the at least one user interface element is associated with one or more physical locations of the at least one online entity. Then, the element platform may cause, at least in part, a storage of the one or more physical locations in at least one user collection database based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions.