Mobile Device Link System for Targeted Service Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for coupon distribution and advertisement delivery are limited to local wireless communication areas, leading to unwanted advertisements being displayed to users outside these areas, which is bothersome and does not effectively attract customers to specific locations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device link system and service information distribution method that uses a server to acquire mobile device position information, determine if the device has entered a designated distribution area, and send targeted recommendation and service information, allowing users to receive specific content when within the area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If coupon distribution is limited to local wireless communication area, then unwanted advertisements are reduced, but customers outside the area cannot be attracted to the limited area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the service area into two distinct zones: a local wireless communication area for immediate service delivery and a broader distribution area for customer attraction. This segmentation allows different communication methods (local wireless vs. network communication) to serve different purposes, resolving the contradiction between limiting advertisements and expanding customer reach.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives position information from mobile devices, determines whether devices are within the distribution area, and sends recommendation information accordingly. This intermediary enables controlled information distribution that attracts customers without causing unwanted advertisements, as the server acts as a gatekeeper based on location verification.
2Adaptability or versatility
If advertisement information is distributed broadly, then more customers can be attracted, but unwanted advertisements are displayed to users outside the target area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary position verification before distributing advertisement information. The server determines whether the mobile device is within the distribution area before sending recommendation information, ensuring that customers are attracted only to appropriate locations. This preliminary check prevents unwanted advertisements from being displayed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the server receives position information from mobile devices and uses this feedback to determine whether to send recommendation information. This closed-loop control ensures that advertisement distribution is dynamically adjusted based on real-time location data, preventing unwanted advertisements while maintaining customer attraction effectiveness.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If position-based targeted distribution is implemented, then unwanted advertisements are prevented, but system complexity increases due to position verification and authentication processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service authentication where the mobile device automatically provides position information and the server automatically determines eligibility for receiving recommendation information. This automated process reduces the need for manual verification and minimizes user burden, making the complex position-based distribution system transparent and easy to use.
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AI summary
A mobile device link system in which, to a mobile device detected by position information measurement to have entered a distribution area, recommendation information corresponding to the distribution area which the mobile device has entered is distributed; to a mobile device detected by local communication to have entered a local communication area, right information indicating that the mobile device has the right to receive service information is transmitted; and using the right information, service information is requested and service information is received.