Wireless Access Control Device Integrating Questionnaire With Authentication

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless LAN systems at tourist sites face challenges in providing targeted information to tourists due to lack of user data, as not all tourists complete questionnaires used for data collection.

Innovation Solution

A control device and method that includes a login screen with a questionnaire for mobile terminals, allowing access to the wireless network only after completing the questionnaire and authentication, increasing response rates and simplifying the user's operation by integrating the questionnaire with the login process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If a separate questionnaire system is used to collect tourist information, then information about tourist demands and attributes can be obtained, but not all tourists will answer the questionnaire resulting in low response rates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetourist information collectionVSAvoidresponse rate

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the questionnaire system with the wireless LAN authentication system by integrating the questionnaire response submission as part of the login process. The control device transmits a login screen including both authentication fields and questionnaire fields to the mobile terminal, and processes both authentication and questionnaire collection simultaneously through a unified authentication interface, thereby increasing response rates without requiring separate questionnaire distribution

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Loss of information

If a separate questionnaire system is used to collect tourist information, then information about tourist demands and attributes can be obtained, but the system becomes more complex requiring separate distribution and collection mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetourist information collectionVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the questionnaire system with the wireless LAN authentication system by integrating the questionnaire response submission as part of the login process. The control device transmits a login screen including both authentication fields and questionnaire fields to the mobile terminal, and processes both authentication and questionnaire collection simultaneously through a unified authentication interface, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The authentication system is designed to serve multiple functions: it not only verifies user credentials for wireless LAN access but also collects questionnaire responses for tourist information analysis. The control device and mobile terminal are configured to handle both authentication and questionnaire submission through the same interface and communication channels, making the system multi-functional and reducing the need for separate dedicated systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10470041B2Control device, wireless communication control method, and wireless communication control program

Publication Date: 2019.11.05 FUJITSU LTD

AI summary

A control device includes a control unit configured to transmit a login screen including an input section for an answer to a questionnaire to a mobile terminal that is not permitted to access a wireless access network, when a connection request is received from the mobile terminal, receive login information and an answer to the questionnaire input in the login screen, and issue an access permission to the mobile terminal for communication through the wireless access network when reception of the answer to the questionnaire and authentication of the mobile terminal based on the login information are complete.