Protocol-Agnostic Location Trigger System for Mobile Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network communication systems face challenges in efficiently providing location-relevant information to mobile devices through short-range broadcast units without requiring direct communication through these units, especially when different wireless protocols are involved.
Innovation Solution
The method involves generating and broadcasting messages with identifiers separate from address parts using different wireless protocols, allowing mobile devices to receive and process location-relevant information via the Internet Protocol, and display visual information without needing direct communication through the short-range broadcast units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile devices receive location-relevant information through short-range broadcast units using different wireless protocols, then communication coverage and protocol compatibility are improved, but system complexity and communication overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion mechanism where broadcast messages from different wireless protocols (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC) are received by the mobile device and converted into a standardized internal format. This mediator layer handles protocol-specific details while presenting a unified interface to the application logic, thereby improving protocol compatibility without proportionally increasing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the communication process into distinct modular components: protocol-specific message reception modules, a central conversion module, and application-level processing modules. Each wireless protocol has its own dedicated reception handler that converts messages to a universal format, allowing independent optimization and maintenance of each protocol layer while simplifying the overall system architecture.
2Measurement precision
If broadcast messages include identifiers separate from address parts, then message routing precision and location identification accuracy are improved, but message structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the location identifier from the traditional address field and places it in a dedicated identifier field within the broadcast message structure. This separation allows the identifier to be independently processed and recognized without being confused with routing address information, thereby improving location identification accuracy while keeping the message structure organized and manageable through clear field delineation.
3Productivity
If mobile devices can receive and process broadcast messages without direct communication through short-range units, then communication efficiency and system reliability are improved, but information loss or distortion may occur during indirect transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates accurate digital copies of the original broadcast messages through standardized conversion processes. When a mobile device receives a broadcast message via any wireless protocol, it generates a standardized internal representation that preserves all essential information from the original message. This copying mechanism with standardized formatting ensures that information accuracy is maintained during indirect transmission while enabling efficient processing without requiring direct short-range unit communication.
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AI summary
Various systems and methods are provided comprising: a building including one or more facilities each including at least one broadcast short-range communications unit having a fixed location, an application/computer code configured for execution by at least one of a plurality of mobile devices, and at least one server, that, together, are configured to cooperate to trigger one or more mobile device actions including causing to be output visual information, based on particular location-relevant information that is, in turn, based on at least one value.