Prepopulated Group Messaging via Proximity Tracking Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional location fixing methods for mobile devices are inaccurate due to sensor inaccuracies and environmental reflections, and existing messaging applications require manual input and user effort to send messages to selected groups.
Innovation Solution
A system where mobile devices are registered with a tracking server to create subgroups based on proximity, allowing prepopulated messages to be sent as push notifications to devices within a predefined radius, eliminating the need for manual typing and improving location accuracy using U.S. Pat. No. 9,788,163 methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional location fixing methods using GPS satellites or triangulation are used, then mobile device location can be identified, but the position accuracy is poor due to sensor inaccuracies and environmental reflections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of multiple reference devices with known locations and a server that processes signals. Instead of relying directly on inaccurate GPS or triangulation, the system uses reference devices as intermediaries to establish a more reliable location determination framework that compensates for sensor inaccuracies and environmental reflections
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines multiple location determination methods (GPS, triangulation, and reference device-based positioning) into a universal solution. The server can selectively use different methods depending on conditions, making the system adaptable to various environments and maintaining accuracy where conventional methods fail
2Ease of operation
If manual message typing is required to send messages to selected groups, then messages can be sent, but user time and effort are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically selecting recipient groups based on location criteria before the user needs to send a message. The server pre-processes location data, identifies relevant devices within the predefined radius, and prepares the message for delivery, so the user only needs to initiate sending without manual recipient selection
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service messaging where the server automatically handles group identification and message distribution based on location parameters. The user defines the location-based criteria once, and the system autonomously manages subsequent message routing to relevant devices without requiring manual intervention for each sending operation
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AI summary
Methods and systems for delivering a prepopulated message to a subgroup of registered mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracking server is registered and linked with to track a location of a first mobile device. A first subgroup of mobile devices that are within a predefined radius of the location of the first mobile device is created. Contextual data that is selected by a user of the first mobile device is received. A message is prepopulated based on the received contextual data, where the prepopulated message includes a context of a meeting. The prepopulated message is sent to each mobile device in the first subgroup of mobile devices.