Mobile App Travel Info Modular Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a mobile electronic device that can efficiently display and manage travel-related information, such as flight status, weather, and ground transportation, while allowing users to interact with travel management companies through a user-friendly interface.

Innovation Solution

A mobile electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, processor, and memory that communicates with servers to fetch and display travel-related data, including interactive graphical interfaces for user input and telephonic communication with travel representatives, utilizing modules for trip management, weather updates, and service information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If a mobile electronic device displays comprehensive travel-related information including flight status, weather, and ground transportation, then the information completeness is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetravel information completenessVSAvoidapplication structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The application is divided into multiple independent modules including flight status module, weather module, ground transportation module, and telephonic communication module. Each module handles specific travel information independently, allowing comprehensive information display while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile electronic device integrates multiple travel-related functions into a single application, including flight tracking, weather updates, ground transportation information, and direct communication with travel representatives. This multi-functional approach consolidates various travel management tasks into one unified system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If the device provides interactive graphical interfaces for user input and telephonic communication, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interface accessibilityVSAvoidcommunication system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A telephonic communication graphical interface acts as an intermediary between the user and the travel representative. This interface simplifies the communication process by providing a user-friendly display and input mechanism while handling the complex telephonic connection establishment and data exchange protocols in the background

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to independently access travel information and initiate communications with travel representatives through self-service graphical interfaces. Users can input their own travel details and directly contact representatives without requiring manual intervention, simplifying the user experience while automating complex communication workflows

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9686386B1Mobile application for travel-related information
Publication Date: 2017.06.20 TRAVEL & TRANSPORT INC
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AI summary

A mobile electronic device that is configured to display travel-related information is disclosed. In one or more implementations, the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display configured to receive one or more inputs, a memory operable to store one or more modules, and a processor communicatively coupled to the touch-sensitive display and to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to cause display of one or more graphical representations of travel-related data at the touch-sensitive display. The processor is also operable to cause display of a telephonic communication graphical interface and to cause a telephonic communication link to be established with a travel representative of a travel management company in response to an input received over the telephonic communication graphical interface.