Public Network Connection Control for Mobile App Promotion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for promoting mobile application awareness and usage, such as rewarding users, are ineffective for individuals who do not disclose personal information or are unfamiliar with their application usage, particularly travelers using foreign mobile terminals.
Innovation Solution
A public network connection control method that installs applications on mobile terminals via public wireless LAN access points, transmitting connection requests to a public wireless LAN connection control device, and sets connection upper limits based on usage metrics like reservation frequency and type, ensuring users recognize and engage with applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If reward-based marketing techniques are used to promote applications, then user motivation to use applications is enhanced, but the method becomes ineffective for users who do not disclose personal information or are unfamiliar with their application usage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a public network connection control device as an intermediary that automatically manages application promotion without requiring user disclosure of personal information. The device acts as a mediator between the application management server and mobile terminals, using connection status information already available in the network to identify and promote applications to appropriate users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service application promotion by automatically detecting when mobile terminals connect to public networks and autonomously installing applications or transmitting installation information without requiring explicit user actions or disclosures. The process serves itself by using existing connection data to trigger promotion activities.
2Loss of information
If connection requests are transmitted to public wireless LAN connection control device for all users, then application awareness is improved, but connection management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring the public network connection control device with criteria for identifying target users and automatic application installation parameters. When mobile terminals connect to the public network, the system already has the framework in place to automatically detect connection status, determine eligibility, and execute application promotion without requiring real-time complex decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the public network connection control device receives connection status information from mobile terminals, processes this information against predefined criteria, and adjusts application installation or promotion activities accordingly. This feedback loop enables dynamic adaptation while maintaining manageable complexity through automated processing.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a public network connection control method including the steps of: receiving a connection request to a public network (5) from a mobile terminal (1); installing an application in the mobile terminal (1) or transmitting installation information if the connection request to the public network (5) is received; and transmitting the connection request to the public network (5) to a public wireless LAN connection control device (4) if the connection request to the public network (5) is received.