Real-time Remote Surveying System with Automated Voting and Anonymity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing survey methods are time-consuming, confusing, expensive, and lack transparency, with difficulties in recruiting qualified respondents and providing results that are hard to verify, and do not consider social impact or convenience.

Innovation Solution

A real-time remote surveying system comprising end-devices, a broadcasting system, data collectors, a datacenter, and a client machine that allows participants to respond to questions automatically, generating voting data in real-time, making answers publicly visible, and providing metadata for filtering and preventing duplicate votes, with an external auditing system for transparency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional survey methods are used, then survey results can be obtained, but the process is time-consuming and expensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesurvey speedVSAvoidtime to conduct survey

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical survey methods (in-person interviews, paper questionnaires, telephone calls) with an automated electronic system using mobile devices, GPS tracking, and digital data collection. This substitution enables real-time survey administration and processing, dramatically reducing the time required to conduct surveys while maintaining or improving data quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If traditional survey recruitment methods are used, then qualified respondents can be found, but the process is complex and expensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverespondent qualificationVSAvoidrecruitment process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables respondents to self-qualify and self-register through the mobile application. The automated platform handles respondent screening, qualification verification, and assignment based on survey requirements, eliminating the need for complex manual recruitment processes while ensuring respondents meet necessary criteria.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses GPS location data, device identifiers, and user profile information as parameters to automatically screen and qualify respondents. By changing from manual qualification methods to automated parameter-based filtering, the system reduces recruitment complexity while maintaining reliability in identifying suitable participants.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Loss of information

If existing survey methods are used, then data can be collected, but the results are difficult to verify and lack transparency

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata verificationVSAvoidsystem transparency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides real-time feedback and verification through GPS tracking of respondent locations, timestamped data collection, and automated validation of survey responses. This continuous feedback loop ensures data integrity and allows for verification of survey administration, making results more transparent and trustworthy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an automated digital platform as an intermediary between survey administrators and respondents. This intermediary system objectively collects, validates, and transmits data, eliminating human bias and providing verifiable audit trails through digital records, GPS data, and system logs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Ease of operation

If manual survey administration is used, then surveys can be conducted, but the process is inconvenient and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesurvey convenienceVSAvoidtime required for participation

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual survey administration with an automated mobile application that delivers surveys directly to respondents' devices. The system automatically assigns surveys based on respondent profiles, collects responses in real-time, and processes data immediately, making the process convenient for respondents while minimizing time investment required.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20230252506A1System and method for real-time remote surveying

Publication Date: 2023.08.10 POLITO FELIPE JUAN JOAQUIN

AI summary

A real-time remote surveying system having a survey module configured to transmit a question to participants and have the questions be received by the participants; a voting module in data communication with the survey module, the voting module being configured to record participant responses to the question, automatically generate voting data and transmit the voting data; a numeration module in data communication with the voting module, the numeration module being configured to receive voting data from the voting module and automatically produce and display survey results in real-time; and a data management module in data communication with the numeration module, the data management module being configured to store voting data and survey results. The real-time remote surveying system may be configured to automatically generate voting data and survey results in real-time, while maintaining the anonymity of participants, ensuring that public opinion may be measured in real-time and without bias.