Virtual Bulletin Board System for Automated Announcement Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bulletin boards require users to manually remember or write down announcements, leading to forgetfulness due to hectic schedules or heavy traffic, and even photographing announcements does not guarantee remembrance or proper recording.
Innovation Solution
A virtual bulletin board system that uses sensors to read identification information from badges or cards, sending announcement details electronically to registered virtual addresses such as email or SMS, allowing automatic calendar entries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually remember or write down announcements on traditional bulletin boards, then they can retain information, but users experience stress and forgetfulness due to hectic schedules and heavy traffic
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically sends announcement details to users' mobile devices without requiring manual intervention. The bulletin board system autonomously captures user identification information, retrieves announcement details, and transmits them electronically, eliminating the need for users to manually write down or remember information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual writing and memory-based retention system with an automated electronic communication system. Instead of users physically writing notes or relying on memory, the system uses electronic devices and communication networks to automatically deliver announcement information.
2Loss of information
If users photograph announcements with mobile devices, then they can record information, but users must remember to take pictures and enter them into calendars
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the information delivery action in advance and automatically. When a user approaches the bulletin board, the system proactively sends the announcement details to their device before they need to remember or schedule anything, eliminating the need for subsequent manual recording actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically handles the entire process of information capture, retrieval, and delivery without requiring user actions for recording or scheduling. The automated system serves itself by autonomously managing the information flow from the bulletin board to the user's device.
3Reliability
If traditional bulletin boards display announcements continuously, then information is always visible, but users must actively remember and schedule details despite busy conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides immediate feedback to users by automatically sending announcement details to their mobile devices when they approach the bulletin board. This feedback mechanism ensures users receive information efficiently without requiring them to actively remember or schedule details manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the passive visual display system requiring active user memory with an automated electronic delivery system. Instead of relying on users to remember information seen on a static board, the system uses electronic communication to actively deliver information to users' devices.
Data Source
AI summary
A virtual bulletin board system (10) has a display (14) to present a visual announcement and/or a speaker (16) to present an audible announcement, and a sensor (18) to read badge identification information from a badge (22) presented to the sensor by a user (24). The system relates the badge identification number to an email address or a text message address, such as the email address of the user of the badge or the telephone number of the user, and sends information regarding the announcement, or a calendar entry for the announcement, to that address. Multiple announcements may be presented and each announcement may correlated with the timing that a badge is presented so that the desired announcement information is sent to the user.