Visit Coordination System Using GPS Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a challenge in coordinating visits to loved ones who are unable to leave their domicile, as individuals struggle to track and optimize visit frequency, leading to potential prolonged periods without social interaction, which can negatively impact their care and well-being.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing mobile devices with GPS and social networking capabilities to create a network of members who can receive notifications and record visits, automatically logging attendance and allowing for manual entry of visit details, with features like journals and multimedia sharing to document interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual tracking of visits is used, then individuals can record visit information, but it becomes difficult to coordinate and optimize visit frequency among multiple people
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically tracks visit information using GPS location data from mobile devices, eliminating the need for manual recording by individuals. The automated detection and logging of visits to the loved one's location resolves the contradiction by making the system self-sufficient in tracking visit frequency and coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time notifications to network members about visit status and automatically logs attendance information. This feedback mechanism enables coordinated visit optimization by informing all members of current visit status, thereby improving coordination efficiency while reducing the time individuals spend manually tracking visits.
2Extent of automation
If automated location tracking is implemented, then visit frequency can be monitored automatically, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages existing multi-functional mobile devices with integrated GPS, communication, and processing capabilities. By utilizing the universal functionality already present in smartphones and tablets, the system achieves automated visit logging without requiring specialized complex hardware, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high automation.
3Productivity
If network members receive real-time notifications, then visit coordination is improved, but communication overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic notification delivery based on visit events rather than continuous communication. Notifications are triggered at specific intervals or events (e.g., when a visit occurs, when coordination is needed), reducing the quantity of notification messages while maintaining effective visit coordination through timely, event-driven communication.
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AI summary
A method and system are provided for coordinating visits to loved ones incapable of leaving their particular place of domicile. A temporal and location dependent event notification system is provided that allows users of mobile device to be networked to one another and receive updates centered around visits to the debilitated loved one. Following the occurrence of a number of predetermined events, the system and method presents a message to the network members suggesting that members perform an action.