Information Receiving Terminal Distance-Based Content Output Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information distribution systems fail to clearly display the proximity of community information to a user's current position, making it difficult to select relevant content.
Innovation Solution
The system calculates the distance between the user's current position and content, and controls the output method based on this distance, allowing for clear display and easy selection of proximate content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If community information is randomly displayed without considering distance, then the display system is simple, but the user cannot identify which content is most proximate to their current position
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display characteristics of content based on their distance from the user's current position. Content is categorized into local content (within a predetermined distance) and non-local content (beyond the distance), with different display methods applied to each category. This allows the system to provide enhanced identification for proximate content while maintaining simple display for distant content, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
2Productivity
If all community information is displayed with equal prominence, then the display system is simple, but distant content creates visual clutter and reduces user efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into two distinct categories: local content (within predetermined distance) and non-local content (beyond the distance). Each segment is then displayed using different methods - local content receives enhanced display treatment while non-local content is displayed more simply. This segmentation approach improves user efficiency by reducing clutter from distant content while maintaining system simplicity through clear categorization and differentiated display strategies.
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AI summary
A distance between positional information added to contents and a current position detected in an information receiving terminal is calculated, and based on the calculated distance, a method for outputting the contents is controlled. Thus, since the method for outputting the contents can be changed by a positional relationship between the contents and the information receiving terminal, distance relationship between the current position and the contents can be clearly displayed so that users can easily select the contents.