Virtual Location Reminder Synchronization Across Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information handling devices do not allow users to set reminders for accessing virtual locations, such as online sites or applications, and reminders are not synchronized across different devices, requiring users to manually set reminders on each device they use.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a processor to obtain and provide reminders triggered by accessing a virtual location, allowing user input to be stored and synchronized across devices, enabling reminders to be displayed when the user accesses the specified location, with options to ignore, acknowledge, or reset reminders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users set reminders on each device manually, then reminders can be displayed on specific devices, but device complexity increases and users must remember to consult to-do lists manually
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal reminder system that functions across multiple devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops) through cloud synchronization. Users set reminders once and they are automatically available on all their devices, eliminating the need to manually configure separate reminder systems on each device while maintaining cross-device accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary service that mediates between user devices and the reminder system. This intermediary handles the synchronization and storage of reminder data, allowing users to set reminders on one device and have them automatically appear on others without direct manual intervention on each device.
2Reliability
If reminders are device-specific, then each device can provide localized reminders, but users must remember to consult to-do lists manually and reminders are not synchronized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent ensures continuous reminder availability across devices through automatic synchronization. Once a reminder is set on one device, the system continuously updates and maintains the reminder data in the cloud, ensuring it is immediately and continuously available on all other devices without requiring manual consultation or intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service synchronization automatically. When a user sets a reminder on one device, the system autonomously transfers and updates the reminder data across all connected devices without requiring user action. The system monitors and maintains reminder status across devices independently, eliminating the need for users to manually check or update to-do lists.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users set reminders for physical locations, then geographical reminders can be displayed, but users cannot set reminders for virtual locations like online sites or applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the reminder system to handle multiple location types universally - both physical geographical locations and virtual locations (websites, applications, online services). The system uses uniform data structures and processing logic to manage both physical and virtual locations, allowing users to set reminders for any destination regardless of its nature, thereby eliminating the loss of virtual location reminder capability.
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AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using a processor, a reminder, the reminder being triggered by a later access to a virtual location; thereafter determining, using a processor, a user is accessing the virtual location; and providing, using a processor, the reminder to the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.