Proximity Detection System Using Wireless Sensor Beacons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current location-based services struggle to accurately determine the physical location of client devices in indoor and outdoor environments without relying on GPS, and fail to provide efficient and personalized information delivery based on proximity to specific locations.
Innovation Solution
A proximity detection system utilizing wireless sensor beacons that emit unique identifiers, allowing client devices to estimate their location through proximity detection technology, and providing location-based services by tracking and analyzing the movement of client devices within defined regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If proximity detection technology is used to determine location, then location accuracy in indoor/outdoor environments is improved, but device complexity increases due to requiring wireless sensor beacons and proximity detection systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces wireless sensor beacons as intermediary devices deployed in the environment to assist location determination. These beacons emit signals that client devices use to estimate their proximity and location without requiring complex GPS infrastructure, thereby achieving improved location accuracy while managing system complexity through distributed simple nodes
2Adaptability or versatility
If location-based services are provided based on proximity, then service personalization is improved, but loss of time increases due to tracking and analyzing device movements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-defining regions of interest and pre-configuring proximity thresholds before actual service delivery. The system continuously monitors device proximity in the background, so when a device enters a predefined region, location-based services can be immediately triggered without real-time analysis delays, thus reducing time loss while maintaining high service personalization
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AI summary
Method, systems, and computer-readable media for receiving, from an application instance operating on a client device, information that indicates a client device identifier, a wireless proximity beacon identifier, and a proximity of the identified client device to the identified wireless proximity beacon. From the received information, a determination is made whether the proximity of the identified client device to the identified wireless proximity beacon satisfies a threshold proximity. Based at least on the determination, an action is determined that the application instance operating on the identified client device is permitted to perform while the proximity of the identified client device to the identified wireless proximity beacon satisfies the threshold proximity. Information is transmitted to the identified client device that enables the application instance operating on the identified client device to perform the action.