Social Information Management System for Mobile Device Group Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile devices face challenges in providing reliable social information management, as users often receive indiscriminate information from various sources, leading to difficulties in choosing trustworthy information for commerce or service purchases, resulting in potential complaints and losses.
Innovation Solution
A social information management method and system that designates mobile devices as a group to share social information based on a social network, allowing users to register and share items, reviews, and purchase information, with a server facilitating real-time updates and sharing among group members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional mobile devices receive information from various sources, then the quantity of information available increases, but the reliability of the information decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information sources into distinct categories: social network information (from contacts/friends) and non-social network information (from other sources). This segmentation allows the system to treat different information sources differently, prioritizing social network information which has higher reliability due to trust relationships, while still incorporating other information sources to maintain quantity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mediator component that receives information from multiple sources and filters/evaluates it before presenting to the user. The mediator prioritizes information based on source reliability, giving higher weight to social network information. This intermediary layer resolves the contradiction by managing the trade-off between information quantity and reliability systematically.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users rely on indiscriminate information sources, then information availability increases, but the difficulty of choosing proper information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system learns from user interactions with information. When users indicate preference or reliability of certain information sources, the system adjusts its filtering and prioritization algorithms. This feedback loop makes it easier for users to find proper information over time while maintaining broad information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mediator component actively manages the complexity of information selection by automatically evaluating and ranking information sources. It reduces the user's cognitive burden by presenting pre-filtered, prioritized information while maintaining access to diverse sources, thus resolving the contradiction between availability and selection difficulty.
3Productivity
If users purchase based on unreliable information, then transaction speed increases, but the loss of time and resources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary evaluation and verification of information reliability before the user makes a purchasing decision. By pre-filtering and prioritizing information from reliable social network sources, the system ensures that users make decisions based on verified information, preventing future regrets and resource waste while maintaining transaction speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a cushioning effect by having multiple information sources and verification mechanisms in place before a purchasing decision is made. This preliminary protection against unreliable information prevents potential losses of time and resources, allowing users to transact quickly with confidence.
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AI summary
A social information management method and system designate a plurality of mobile devices as a group list of mobile devices that share the information based on a social network; create social information in a mobile device, by registering an item selected or input to the mobile device while the mobile device operates a user function; and shares the social information with the mobile devices in the information sharing group list.