Social Group Creation via Location-Based User Device Requests
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current social network services cannot create or join social groups based on user-defined conditions and location information from a single user device, limiting user participation and flexibility in forming groups that meet specific criteria.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows user devices to detect current location information and social group conditions, sending requests to an external device to create or join social groups, enabling users to form groups based on their desired criteria and location, with a server managing group creation and membership.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If social groups are created based on information collected from multiple user devices connected to a specific website or server, then the social network service can provide group formation functionality, but users cannot actively participate in creating groups based on their own desired conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional social group creation model by allowing a single user device to initiate group creation based on its own location and conditions, rather than requiring multiple devices to connect to a central server first. The server then facilitates matching and joining based on this user-initiated request, reversing the conventional flow and enabling user-defined group formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that receives group creation requests from individual user devices, processes the location and condition information, and facilitates the joining process for other users. This intermediary role allows the system to maintain simplicity at the user device level while providing complex group management capabilities through the server.
2Adaptability or versatility
If social groups are created on a server or website, then group management is centralized, but users cannot request creation of groups meeting their specific desired conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The user device performs preliminary actions by detecting its own location information and determining group creation conditions before submitting a request to the server. This preliminary preparation of location and condition data enables the user to specify customized group parameters, and the server then uses this pre-prepared information to facilitate group formation and user joining.
3Adaptability or versatility
If social network services rely on information from multiple user devices, then group formation is possible, but single-device initiated group creation is not supported
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the group creation process into distinct phases: (1) a single user device detects its location and determines group conditions, (2) submits a creation request to the server, and (3) other users join based on this segmented process. This segmentation allows one device to initiate creation while still enabling multiple users to join, resolving the contradiction between single-device initiation and multi-user participation.
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AI summary
A method, user device, server, and storage medium for creating and joining a social group performed by a user device are provided. The method for creating the social group includes receiving information corresponding to a current location of the user device; receiving at least one social group condition information item; and sending a request to create a social group based on the information corresponding to the current location and the at least one social group condition information item to an external device.