Service Area Determination via Communication History and Geolocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The accuracy of service areas corresponding to clerk communication accounts is low due to the inability to update service areas when they change or when clerks quit, leading to incorrect information viewed by users.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that determine the service area by identifying communication accounts that have interacted with the target clerk within a preset time frame, acquiring their geographical positions, and periodically updating the service area, ensuring real-time performance and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the service area is manually written by the clerk, then the clerk can freely declare their working area, but the service area information becomes inaccurate when the clerk changes areas or quits

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclerk registration convenienceVSAvoidservice area accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines service areas by analyzing communication records and geographical positions without requiring manual updates by clerks. The server autonomously extracts service area information from communication patterns, eliminating the need for clerks to manually declare or update their working areas while maintaining accurate information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors communication records between clerks and users, and automatically updates service area information based on this feedback. When communication patterns indicate area changes, the server recalculates service areas in real-time, ensuring accuracy without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Stability of the object's composition

If the service area is not updated when clerk changes occur, then the system maintains stability, but the service area information viewed by users becomes wrong

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem stabilityVSAvoidservice area information reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously analyzes communication records and automatically updates service area information without interruption. This continuous operation ensures that service area data remains current and reliable while the system remains stable, as updates occur seamlessly in the background without requiring manual triggers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The server periodically examines communication records to detect changes in service areas. By systematically reviewing communication patterns at regular intervals, the system maintains up-to-date service area information while operating stably, updating only when necessary based on detected changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

3Measurement precision

If all communication accounts within the historical time period are determined, then comprehensive service area coverage is achieved, but data processing volume increases and processing speed decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice area coverage completenessVSAvoiddata processing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential elements needed for service area determination from communication records, specifically focusing on communication accounts and their geographical positions. By extracting only relevant data rather than processing all historical communication data, the system achieves accurate service area coverage while maintaining high processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system determines service areas based on a selected portion of communication records within the historical time period rather than analyzing every single record. This partial action approach provides sufficient accuracy for service area determination while significantly reducing data processing volume and improving processing speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP3185592B1Method and device for determining service area corresonding to clerk communication account
Publication Date: 2020.11.04 XIAOMI INC
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AI summary

Provided are a method and device for determining a service area corresponding to a clerk communication account. The method includes that: each communication account which has communicated with a target clerk communication account within a historical time period with a first preset time length is determined; each geographical position corresponding to the each communication account which has communicated with the target clerk communication account is acquired; and a service area corresponding to the target clerk communication account is determined according to the each geographical position corresponding to each communication account. Thus, accuracy of the service area corresponding to the clerk communication account may be improved.