Mobile Device Calendar Validation for Social Networking Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for facilitating social networking connections after meetings, such as business meetings, are often ineffective due to lack of information in reminders and failure to account for event cancellations or attendee absences, leading to missed opportunities for connections.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using mobile devices to establish ad hoc peer-to-peer networks based on calendar data, allowing for automatic detection of meeting attendees and sending prompts to connect on social networking services after confirming the event occurred and attendees' presence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automatic reminders are generated based on electronic calendar data, then the productivity of establishing social connections is improved, but the reliability of connection opportunities deteriorates due to event cancellations or attendee absences
Solution Approach 1:
The system sends proximity notifications to confirm actual attendance at scheduled events. When a user's mobile device detects another attendee's device at the event location, it provides feedback to confirm the event occurred and attendees were present, thereby validating the connection opportunity before prompting social connection actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation by detecting device proximity and confirming event attendance before generating connection prompts. This preliminary action ensures that only verified attendance scenarios trigger connection opportunities, improving reliability while maintaining productivity.
2Reliability
If reminders include detailed information about events and attendees, then the reliability of connection opportunities is improved, but the loss of time in processing and transmitting information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically collects and validates event information, attendee lists, and attendance confirmation data without requiring manual input from users. The mobile device automatically detects proximity, confirms attendance, and generates complete connection prompts with all necessary information, eliminating time-consuming manual data gathering while ensuring comprehensive and reliable reminders.
3Reliability
If the system validates attendance through mobile device proximity detection, then the reliability of connection opportunities is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages the existing multi-functional capabilities of modern mobile devices, specifically the GPS and proximity sensors already present in smartphones for navigation and other purposes. By repurposing these existing components for attendance validation, the system achieves reliable attendance confirmation without adding dedicated hardware or significantly increasing device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A first mobile device associated with a first member of a social networking service may be configured to facilitate social networking service connections based on calendar data validated by the first mobile device. For example, the first mobile device accesses calendar data that pertains to an electronic calendar of the first member. The first mobile device identifies a scheduled event based on the calendar data. The first mobile device determines that the first member and a second member of the social networking service attended the scheduled event based on a proximity between the first mobile device and a second mobile device associated with the second member. The first mobile device generates a communication for the first member that includes a prompt to connect with the second member via the social networking service, based on the determining that the first member and the second member attended the scheduled event.