Service Hub Program for Location-Based Application Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users, especially those unfamiliar with user terminal devices, face difficulties in downloading and managing multiple application programs required by their organizations, as existing methods lack simplicity and efficiency in accessing and utilizing these applications across a network.

Innovation Solution

A user terminal device equipped with a service hub program that calculates location information and restricts application program usability based on effective area information, featuring an authentication manager, download manager, icon generation manager, and display controller to facilitate easy access and management of organization-specific applications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users individually download and install application programs required by their organizations, then users can access organization-specific applications, but the process becomes burdensome and difficult especially for users unfamiliar with terminal devices

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of accessing application programsVSAvoidcomplexity of downloading and managing applications

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a service hub program as an intermediary between users and organization-specific application programs. This hub provides a unified interface that automatically manages multiple applications, eliminating the need for users to individually search, download, and install each application. The hub acts as a mediator that simplifies access while handling the complexity of application management in the background.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The service hub program is designed as a universal platform that can manage multiple different application programs simultaneously. Instead of requiring separate access methods for each application, the hub provides a single unified interface that works across all organization-specific applications, making the system versatile and easy to use for various application types.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple application programs are made available to users, then organizational services can be accessed, but searching for and downloading each program becomes time-consuming and burdensome

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of organization-specific applicationsVSAvoidtime for searching and downloading applications

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The service hub program performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring and organizing all necessary application programs in a centralized location. Applications are prepared and staged within the hub before users need them, so when users access the hub, the applications are already ready for immediate use, eliminating the time-consuming search and download process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The service hub acts as an intermediary that manages the time-consuming tasks of application search, selection, and download automatically. Users interact with the hub rather than directly with individual applications, allowing the hub to handle the time-intensive processes of locating and provisioning applications in the background.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If application programs are made accessible across different locations, then users can access organizational services remotely, but security control becomes more difficult to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelocation-based service availabilityVSAvoidsecurity control of application programs

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements location-based service availability by making the service hub and its managed applications accessible at different physical locations while maintaining centralized security control. Each location can access the appropriate applications through the hub, which enforces security policies locally while reporting to central authorization servers, thus maintaining security while enabling remote access.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback mechanisms where the service hub continuously communicates with central authorization servers to verify user locations and application access rights. Location information is fed back to the authorization system, which then determines whether applications should be made available at that location, maintaining security control through continuous monitoring and adaptive response.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8935357B2User terminal device and service providing method thereof

Publication Date: 2015.01.13 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

AI summary

A user terminal device and method for providing a service in the user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a location calculation unit that calculates location information of the user terminal device, a storage unit that stores a service hub program, a display unit that displays an icon container including icons of application programs set with the service hub program, and a control unit that restricts usability of at least one of the application programs or the service hub program based on the location information and effective area information.