Portable Terminal Location Search Using Short-Range Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of portable terminals, such as smartphones, face difficulty in utilizing stored contents like coupons and advertisements due to forgetfulness about the location of relevant stores, leading to inefficient usage of these stored items.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus utilizing short-range communication technology, specifically Bluetooth, to search for and identify nearby places by extracting and using device addresses stored within the portable terminal's contents, allowing users to locate and utilize stored coupons and advertisements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If contents such as coupons are stored to the portable terminal, then the utilization of contents can be increased, but the user cannot use the contents when the user cannot remember the contents at the related store
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a location search system that acts as an intermediary between stored contents and relevant places. The system automatically searches for locations associated with stored coupons using coordinates or place names, and provides navigation guidance. This mediator eliminates the need for users to manually remember content locations, as the system retrieves and presents relevant location information automatically.
2Loss of time
If users manually remember all contents stored to portable terminal, then contents can be used timely, but it is quite hard for the user to remember all of the contents
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service system where the portable terminal automatically performs location searches based on stored contents without requiring user memory or manual intervention. The system autonomously retrieves location information using stored coordinates or place names, and provides navigation guidance. This self-service mechanism eliminates the memory burden while ensuring timely content utilization.
3Reliability
If short range communication technology is used to search for places, then the utilization of stored contents is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates short-range communication functionality into the existing portable terminal framework, allowing the same device to perform both general communication tasks and specific location search functions. The controller utilizes existing communication modules (Bluetooth, WiFi) for dual purposes: general connectivity and automated location searching based on stored content coordinates. This multi-functionality approach enhances content utilization without significantly increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
A method, apparatus, and machine-readable storage device. The method includes obtaining a message from an external electronic device using a short range communication, identifying first device identification corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on the message, and determining whether the first device identification corresponds to second device identification stored at the electronic device. The method also includes selecting content associated with a location corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the first device identification corresponds to the second device identification, and performing, at the electronic device, a function related to at least one portion of the content.