User Device Mode Server for Behavior-Based Information Presentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current cellular devices lack the ability to automatically provide users with relevant information based on their behavior patterns and preferences, requiring user interaction to access useful data such as nearby vendors or personalized offers.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system where user devices can automatically enter specific modes based on behavior patterns, preferences, and geographical factors, presenting relevant information such as gas stations, coffee shop offers, or department store deals without user intervention, using a mode server to analyze user data and generate mode-specific content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the system automatically presents information based on user behavior patterns and preferences, then user engagement and convenience are improved, but device complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by collecting user behavior data, preferences, and demographic information in advance, then pre-processes this data to identify patterns and generate personalized information profiles before users actually need the information. This allows the system to automatically present relevant content without requiring complex real-time analysis when the user interacts with the device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary information processing layer that acts as a mediator between raw user data and the final personalized content delivery. This intermediary system analyzes behavior patterns, matches users with relevant information, and manages the complexity of data processing separately from the core user interface, thereby improving ease of operation while containing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If the system collects and analyzes user behavior data and preferences, then information relevance and personalization are improved, but user privacy concerns and data security requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation relevanceVSAvoidprivacy concerns
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by processing and analyzing user data locally on the user's device rather than centralized server processing. This allows personalized information generation to occur with minimal data transmission, reducing privacy exposure while maintaining high information relevance. The device itself performs the complex analysis of behavior patterns and preferences locally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts only the essential behavioral patterns and preferences needed for personalization, separating these from complete raw user data. By extracting and processing only relevant behavioral indicators rather than storing or transmitting all user data, the system improves information relevance while minimizing privacy concerns and data security requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Productivity

If the system provides automatic notifications and offers, then user engagement is improved, but information overload and user distraction increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoiduser distraction
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by selectively notifying users only about a subset of relevant information rather than presenting all available data. It identifies and prioritizes the most valuable notifications and offers based on user behavior patterns and current context, providing partial information delivery that maintains engagement without causing overload or distraction from excessive notifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements periodic action by delivering notifications at strategically determined intervals rather than continuously. The system monitors user behavior and provides information periodically when it detects optimal moments for engagement, based on user activity patterns and context, thereby maintaining productivity while avoiding user distraction from constant interruptions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS9996550B2Presenting information based on user profiles
Publication Date: 2018.06.12 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

A server may be configured to receive behavior information associated with a user device. The behavior information may indicate a set of geographical locations at which the user device has been present. The server may generate a mode based on the behavior information. The mode may indicate a set of conditions based on which the mode is to be activated, and a set of information to be presented when the mode is activated. The server may output the mode to the user device. The user device may determine, after receiving the mode, that the set of conditions has been satisfied. The determining may be based on a geographical location of the user device. The user device may activate the mode, based on determining that the set of conditions has been satisfied; and may present at least a portion of the set of information, based on activating the mode.