Mobile Memorial Access via GPS Location Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Visitors to cemeteries and memorial parks often lack access to information about deceased individuals interred or commemorated at specific sites, and there is no efficient way to share commemorative experiences with others, especially for those who cannot physically visit.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using a mobile device to access and create online memorials based on GPS location, allowing users to retrieve and contribute information, photographs, and tributes for gravesites or memorials, enabling enhanced experiences and remote sharing of commemorative content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If visitors use mobile devices with GPS to access memorial information, then information accessibility is improved, but device complexity and system infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an online memorial platform as an intermediary between the physical memorial sites and visitors. The system includes a server with databases storing memorial information, photographs, and tributes, which communicates with mobile devices through wireless networks. This intermediary infrastructure enables information access without requiring complex local devices at each memorial site.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical information delivery mechanisms (such as printed guides or on-site displays) with electronic systems. Mobile devices use GPS satellite signals and wireless communications to retrieve memorial information electronically, substituting mechanical or physical information delivery with electronic and electromagnetic systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive memorial information is stored and shared online, then remote sharing capability is improved, but data management and privacy protection complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments memorial information into distinct categories including personal information, photographs, videos, audio recordings, and tributes. Each type of content is stored in separate database tables or file structures, allowing independent management and retrieval. This segmentation enables flexible access control and simplifies data management by organizing information into manageable units.
Solution Approach 2:
The online memorial platform serves multiple functions: storing information, sharing remotely, preserving legacy, and facilitating family connections. The system can accommodate various types of content (text, images, audio, video) and support different user roles (family members, friends, general visitors), providing a universal solution for diverse memorial needs.
3Measurement precision
If GPS location tracking is implemented for memorial sites, then information retrieval accuracy is improved, but privacy concerns and tracking complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements location-based information retrieval where memorial data is provided specifically for the geographic area where the user currently is. The system uses GPS coordinates to identify nearby memorials and delivers relevant information only for those locations, rather than providing all memorial data universally. This local quality approach ensures accuracy while limiting data transmission to what is locally relevant.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enriches the visitation experience by providing information and allowing remote sharing of commemorative events, expanding appreciation for the deceased and facilitating the creation of personalized tributes and memorials.
Implementation Method 1
Based on global positioning system (GPS) location coordinates determined for the mobile device
Data Source
AI summary
A system is provided comprising processor, memory and a memorial application stored in the memory that, when executed on the processor, receives a message from a mobile device, the message requesting information about physical memorials proximate the device. The system also matches a physical location of the device with at least a first proximate physical memorial described in a database. The system also transmits to the device a list including the at least first proximate physical memorial and other physical memorials within a predetermined distance of the present physical location, wherein information about the at least first proximate physical memorial and the other physical memorials is publicly available. The system also receives a second message from the device containing a selection of the first physical memorial from the list. The system also sends to the device electronic media commemorating at least one deceased person associated with the first physical memorial.