Anonymous Mobile Alerting via Device ID Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile alert systems require users to provide personal identification information (PII) such as names, email addresses, or mobile phone numbers for registration, which hinders rapid deployment and site-specific distribution of instant mobile messaging.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based and on-premise notification system that uses a mobile software application, downloadable without PII, utilizing device IDs for Android or vendor IDs for iOS devices, allowing users to receive notifications via activation codes without registering personal information, enabling anonymous loading and easy opt-in/opt-out functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users provide personal identification information for registration, then the system can track and notify specific individuals, but the deployment time increases and rapid notification is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the device identification capability from the user registration process. Instead of requiring users to provide personal information, the system uses automatically generated device IDs from mobile devices to identify and notify users. This separation of identification from personal data collection enables rapid deployment without compromising notification delivery.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system collects personal information for user registration, then targeted notification is enabled, but system complexity and data security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device automatically generates and provides its own identification (device ID) without requiring user intervention to input personal information. The system leverages the device's inherent identification capabilities to enable targeted notification while avoiding the complexity of manual registration and data management.
3Measurement precision
If location services are enabled for notification delivery, then precise targeting is achieved, but user privacy requirements and system configuration complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identification function from location-based services. Instead of requiring location permissions and services for targeted notification, the system uses device IDs that are inherently tied to specific devices. This approach achieves precise device-level targeting without the privacy concerns and configuration complexity associated with location services.
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AI summary
A cloud based and on-premise based notification solution for notifying people of a pending, occurring, or ongoing event. These can be emergency, non-emergency or informative in nature. The notification solution is deployed in the form of a mobile software application which can be downloaded by end users to their personal mobile device and used to sync with desired notification system(s). A mobile software application, commonly referred to as an “app,” is downloaded to a user's mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet computer. Once there, the user can be notified of any emergency or non-emergency notifications by others in any networks the user joins. Signing up to new networks for new notifications, the user is never required to provide any personally identifiable information.