Mobile Device Location URL Generation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile devices require users to manually search for and navigate through lists of websites to access location-based information, which is inconvenient for both consumers and businesses, leading to lost opportunities and frustration.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that identifies a location, determines if a wireless network is available, calculates geographical coordinates, and generates a URL to display location-specific information using default HTML, eliminating the need for manual URL recall or search tools, and providing a bridge between information providers and consumers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If manual search through website lists is used to access location-based information, then users can find information about specific locations, but the process is time-consuming and frustrating for both consumers and businesses

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime to access location-based informationVSAvoidease of accessing location-based information
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile device automatically determines its own location using GPS or other location services and autonomously generates the appropriate URL without requiring user intervention for manual search or URL entry. The system serves itself by automatically querying location-based information based on its current geographical coordinates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that automatically translates geographical coordinates into location-based URLs. This intermediary process bridges the gap between the user's physical location and the information they need, eliminating the manual search process by automatically generating the appropriate web address based on location data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If businesses rely on customers to manually search for their websites, then businesses can maintain simple website structures, but businesses lose opportunities when customers cannot easily find their sites

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomer acquisition and engagementVSAvoidcomplexity of information access mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameter of website accessibility from static URL-based access to dynamic location-based access. By incorporating geographical coordinates as a variable parameter, the system automatically adapts the website URL based on the user's location, enabling businesses to capture local customers without increasing website structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring the system with a database of location-based URLs and business information. When a user enters a location, the system has already prepared the corresponding information and can immediately retrieve and display it, eliminating the need for manual search and instantly connecting customers with relevant businesses.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If users need to remember specific URLs or use search tools to access location-based information, then website structures can remain simple, but users experience frustration and spend excessive time searching

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of accessing location informationVSAvoidtime spent searching for information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile device performs self-service by automatically determining its location and generating the appropriate URL without requiring the user to remember URLs or perform manual searches. The system autonomously completes the entire information retrieval process based on its current geographical coordinates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the manual search and URL memorization tasks from the user's responsibilities and transfers them to the automated system. By removing these burdensome tasks from user control, the system provides seamless access to location-based information while maintaining simple website structures on the server side.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9565524B2Accessing location-based information on a mobile device
Publication Date: 2017.02.07 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A method for accessing location-based information on a mobile device. In the method, a processor on the mobile device identifies a location, determines whether a location wireless network is available, determines geographical coordinates of the location in response to determining that the location wireless network is not available, calculates a URL using the geographical coordinates and calculates a default HTML, and displays one or more pages created by the default HTML that includes information of the location.