Temporary User Network Formation for Event-Based Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user network formation technologies lack efficient methods to create and manage temporary networks of users associated with a central entity, such as events, where users can share data and communicate based on geographic location and interests, and terminate networks appropriately.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that allows multiple users to form associations with a central entity by receiving requests, storing user data, and providing functionalities for communication and data sharing, including displaying user interfaces with location-based information and advertisements, which can be terminated when the associated event ends.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a network is created to allow users to connect and share data based on geographic location and interests, then user engagement and communication effectiveness are improved, but system complexity and data management burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments users into temporary networks based on geographic location and event associations. Each user network is a separate, manageable unit that can be independently created and terminated, reducing overall system complexity while enabling targeted user engagement and communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting when users are associated with the same event and proactively creating temporary networks for them. This automated network formation eliminates manual intervention, reducing system complexity while maintaining high user engagement through context-aware connection creation.
2Loss of information
If user data is stored and shared within the network to enable communication and location-based functionalities, then data sharing effectiveness is improved, but data privacy risks and security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by restricting data sharing to specific local contexts - users only share data within their associated event networks, not system-wide. This localized data sharing approach enables effective communication within relevant groups while minimizing privacy risks by limiting data exposure to only those users with legitimate contextual need.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic data sharing permissions that automatically adjust based on user associations with events. Data sharing rights are created dynamically when users join an event network and terminated when they leave, providing effective data sharing within active contexts while automatically reducing privacy risks when contexts change.
3Productivity
If temporary networks are created for specific events and terminated when events conclude, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but network stability and user connection reliability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic network creation and termination aligned with event schedules. Networks are created at event start times and terminated at event conclusion times, optimizing resource utilization by actively maintaining networks only when needed while providing stable connections during their active periods through consistent event-based anchoring.
Data Source
AI summary
Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable media, and systems for forming networks of users associated with a central entity. When a central entity receives multiple requests from multiple users to register for an event associated with the entity, the entity forms a user network that did not exist until then. The entity receives data describing the users using which the entity generates user interfaces showing all users in the network, and presents the user interfaces on users' computer systems. When a subset of the users check-in with the entity, the entity displays information about one of the users in the subset to another, and allows the users to communicate with each other. When the event associated with the entity ends, the entity terminates the network. In this manner, the central entity forms temporary user networks that expire when an event scheduled at the central entity occurs.