Mobile Terminal Location-Based Configuration Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile terminals often forget to change settings according to their location, leading to inconvenience and the need for manual selection of settings for each application, which is inefficient and requires additional software for saving settings and location information.
Innovation Solution
A device and system that automatically change settings of applications in a mobile terminal based on the device's current location, using a storage portion for configurations associated with locations and a controlling portion to retrieve and apply these settings, eliminating the need for manual selection and extra software.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual setting changes are required for each application, then users can control settings precisely, but user effort and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the user's current location using GPS positioning and autonomously applies the corresponding configuration settings without requiring manual user intervention. The mobile terminal itself performs the setting changes based on location information, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust settings for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
Configuration settings for different locations are pre-defined and stored in the system before the user arrives at those locations. When the user reaches a location, the pre-prepared configuration is automatically retrieved and applied, eliminating the need for real-time manual configuration adjustments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually change settings for each application, then settings can be customized per application, but additional software is needed to save settings and location information
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a universal configuration management mechanism that works across multiple applications simultaneously. A single location-based configuration can control settings for multiple applications at once, eliminating the need for separate software solutions for each application and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines location information management and application setting management into a single integrated configuration system. Instead of requiring separate software for saving settings and location information, the patent merges these functions into one unified approach where configurations link locations with multi-application settings.
3Ease of operation
If settings are changed manually, then users have control over when changes occur, but users often forget to change settings or change them back
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the user's location through GPS positioning and automatically detects when the user enters or leaves predefined location areas. Based on this real-time location feedback, the system automatically adjusts settings to match the current location, ensuring settings are consistently applied without user forgetfulness.
Data Source
AI summary
A device enabling a change of settings of applications is implemented in a mobile terminal. In order to facilitate a change of such settings, the device comprises a storage portion for storing a plurality of configurations. Each stored configuration is associated to at least one location and each stored configuration defines settings for applications implemented in the mobile terminal. The device further comprises a controlling portion for receiving information on a current position of the mobile terminal, for retrieving automatically a configuration associated to a location identified by the position information from the storage portion, and for changing settings of applications implemented in the mobile terminal according to the retrieved configuration. The device can be either a mobile terminal, or a module for a mobile terminal. The invention relates equally to a corresponding system and to a corresponding method.