Mobile User Matching With Mutual Identity Disclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location-based social networking platforms fail to provide flexible and efficient privacy and security for mobile device users, as they often require manual configuration and do not account for dynamic social situations or secondary contacts, leading to potential privacy breaches and inefficiencies in user interactions.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that uses a collaboration platform to automatically detect and match mobile devices based on shared vicinity and profile data, allowing users to opt-in to reveal identities and locations only when both parties agree, preserving anonymity until mutual consent is given, and providing tiered information disclosure based on user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If location-based social networking platforms manually configure privacy settings, then user privacy control is provided, but system complexity and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects mutual interest between users based on their profiles and locations, and autonomously initiates contact without requiring manual privacy configuration. Users simply register their availability, and the system handles the complex matching and contact initiation processes, eliminating manual setup while maintaining privacy control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a mediator between users, automatically determining mutual interest and facilitating introductions. This intermediary handles the complex privacy and matching logic, shielding users from direct exposure while enabling controlled interactions through the platform's automated decision-making process.
2Productivity
If users reveal identities and locations freely, then communication efficiency increases, but privacy security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements differentiated information disclosure where users can control what information is revealed to whom. Instead of uniform anonymity or full disclosure, the platform enables selective revelation of identity and location based on mutual interest determination, allowing efficient communication with matched users while maintaining privacy security with unmatched users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables dynamic information disclosure where users can adjust their privacy settings and availability status in real-time. The system adapts the level of information revealed based on the interaction stage and user preferences, transitioning from complete anonymity to selective disclosure as trust and mutual interest are established.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system determines matches based on vicinity and profile data, then user interaction relevance improves, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the matching process into distinct stages: initial profile registration, vicinity-based pre-filtering, mutual interest determination, and final match confirmation. This segmentation breaks down the complex processing into manageable steps, improving match relevance through progressive filtering while reducing overall system complexity by handling different aspects at appropriate stages.
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AI summary
Provided are systems and methods for establishing a communication between mobile device users that register with a collaboration system. The collaboration system determines a match between profile data of the first registered mobile device and profile data of the second registered mobile device. Displayed at the first registered mobile device is a first list of user identifications, which includes an identification of a user of the second registered mobile device and an identification of a user of at least one other mobile device. Displayed at the second registered mobile device is a second list of user identifications. The second list includes an identification of a user of the first registered mobile device and an identification of at least one other mobile device user.