Wireless Device Property Restriction Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of wireless devices often overlook or miss property access restrictions, such as 'no-trespassing' signs, while using mapping or gaming applications, as these signs are easily ignored or not prominently displayed.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that detect a wireless device's location, identify nearby properties, and apply visual or auditory indications of associated restrictions, such as colored property lines or audible notifications, to provide users with real-time information about access permissions based on their location and user identity or transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If physical signs are posted to indicate property restrictions, then user awareness of restrictions is improved, but user attention to the wireless device display deteriorates (users ignore or miss the signs)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines physical property restriction signs with digital wireless device displays by detecting the device's location and overlaying restriction information on the displayed map or property view. This merging ensures users see restrictions both physically and digitally, preventing information loss while maintaining device engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless device acts as an intermediary between physical property signs and the user. The device detects location, retrieves restriction data, and presents it through the display interface, bridging the gap between physical signage and user awareness without requiring direct user attention to physical signs.
2Productivity
If mapping applications are used to guide users, then navigation capability is improved, but awareness of physical property signs deteriorates (users focus on device display and miss signs)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges navigation mapping applications with property restriction information by overlaying restriction data directly on the map display. Users maintain navigation efficiency while simultaneously receiving restriction information without needing to shift attention to physical signs.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless device performs multiple functions simultaneously: navigation through mapping applications and delivery of property restriction information. This multi-functionality ensures both navigation efficiency and information delivery without requiring separate systems or user actions.
3Ease of manufacture
If generic property restriction information is provided, then ease of implementation is improved, but user experience deteriorates (restrictions not dynamically adjusted to user context)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic restriction information delivery by detecting user location and adjusting which restrictions are displayed based on proximity to specific properties. The system transitions from static generic information to dynamic context-aware information, enhancing adaptability while maintaining implementation simplicity through automated location-based triggering.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters such as location coordinates, property identification, and restriction type based on user context. By dynamically adjusting these parameters according to detected location and property data, the system provides adaptable restriction information without complex manual configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer implemented method include detecting a location of a wireless device, receiving an identification of a property proximate the detected location, receiving an associated property restriction as a function of the detected location of the device, applying an indication of the restriction to the property, and providing a display indicating the property and the associated restriction via the device.