Mobile Terminal Grave Message Display via Periodic Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing message display systems for deceased individuals are unsuitable for outdoor grave sites as they are prone to deterioration from wind and rain, and lack a method to encourage visitors without physically attaching a display apparatus to the grave.
Innovation Solution
A message display apparatus that uses a mobile terminal to receive and display messages associated with a deceased person's identification information, allowing messages to be viewed by users who photograph the gravestone with their device, with controlled visibility periods to encourage repeat visits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a message display apparatus is attached or juxtaposed onto a grave to deliver messages at the grave site, then messages can be delivered to grave visitors, but the apparatus is unsuitable for the sacred site and deteriorates from wind and rain exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the user's mobile terminal as an intermediary device to receive and display messages at the grave site. Instead of placing a display apparatus directly at the grave (which would be exposed to environmental factors), the system mediates message delivery through the user's existing mobile device, which is not susceptible to environmental deterioration at the grave location
Solution Approach 2:
The system transmits message content from a remote server to the user's mobile terminal, creating a digital copy of the message that can be displayed without physical presence at the grave site. This allows the message to be delivered and viewed at the location without requiring physical display equipment to be installed at the grave
2Reliability
If a display apparatus is physically attached to the grave to deliver messages, then messages can be displayed at the grave site, but the sanctity of the grave site is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal acts as an intermediary that enables message delivery without requiring physical attachment to the grave. The message is transmitted wirelessly to the user's device, preserving the sanctity of the grave site while achieving the message delivery function
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical system of attaching display equipment to the grave with a wireless communication system. Messages are transmitted electronically to mobile terminals, eliminating the need for physical infrastructure at the grave site and thus preserving its sanctity
3Ease of operation
If messages are made continuously browsable on mobile terminals, then users can access messages at any time, but users are not encouraged to visit the grave repeatedly
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic action by making messages browsable only during specific time periods (browsable periods) rather than continuously. After a browsable period expires, the message becomes temporarily unbrowsable, and users must visit the grave again during subsequent browsable periods to access the message, thereby encouraging repeat visits
Solution Approach 2:
The message accessibility is made dynamic rather than static. The system automatically transitions messages between browsable and unbrowsable states based on elapsed time, creating a dynamic access control mechanism that balances user convenience with the goal of encouraging grave visits
Data Source
AI summary
Message display apparatus disclosed in application includes: communication unit for receiving image information of gravestone transmitted from mobile terminal along with position information of mobile terminal; deceased person specification unit for specifying deceased person's identification information for identifying deceased, wherein deceased person's identification information is associated with image information of gravestone along with pre-stored position information of gravestone; first message output unit for outputting and displaying first message on mobile terminal; browsing control unit for controlling first message so as to be unbrowsable in mobile terminal for predetermined period after browsable period has elapsed, and controlling first message so as to be browsable if communication unit receives image information of gravestone along with position information of mobile terminal after predetermined period has elapsed; and second message output unit for outputting and displaying second message on mobile terminal after predetermined period has elapsed.