ES2406180B1 - SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION THROUGH MOBILE DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

System for data collection by mobile devices. # The present invention relates to a procedure for data collection through mobile devices, based on the deployment of a private wireless network, which by means of a wireless router, with encryption capability of data, assign IP addresses to a multitude of users, which allows the collection of data, anonymously, through each of the users mobile devices, which will be connected to a web server from which a data will be distributed Survey of N questions in electronic format, and once each user has completed the survey, they will send it to the web server, so that the information received will be stored in a database server, in order to be processed in real time, allowing Show the results instantly in front of the multitude of users who just sent the survey, using a large screen.

Description

SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION THROUGH M VILES DEVICES

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for collecting data through mobile devices, whose main peculiarity lies in the deployment of a private wireless network using Wi-Fi technology, which through a wireless router, with WPA data encryption capability , assigns IP addresses to a multitude of users (ranging from 1 to 250), which allows data collection, anonymously, through each of the standard mobile devices of the multitude of users (from 1 to 250 users), who will connect to a web server from which a survey of N questions (Ngt; = 1) will be distributed in electronic format, and once each user has completed the survey, will send it to the web server so that the Information received will be stored in a database server, in order to be processed in real time, which will allow the results of the survey to be displayed instantly in front of to the multitude of users (from 1 to 250 users) who just sent the survey, using a large screen.

Through this invention it is possible to dispense with the distribution of mobile devices among a multitude of users for the collection of information, avoiding the problems of loss, breakage and / or theft of mobile devices among our users, being the user himself who can use his device mobile with wireless connection to a Wi-Fi network, a device that can vary from a Smartphone to a Netbook or a conventional laptop, through a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a tablet PC.

The system object of the present invention comprises the following steps:

(a) deployment of a private Wi-Fi wireless network using a wireless router, which will connect the other two systems of this invention; This router will have WPA data encryption capability, which will allow the encryption of data sent from mobile devices that connect to it;

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(b) the system for sending data by the users surveyed through a set of mobile devices capable of connecting to a Wi-Fi wireless network, with a screen, more or less reduced and a keyboard, physical or virtual, through which Users can view, select an option, move forward or backward between all sections of the survey or form and finally, send the results of their survey to the data collection system,

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(e) the data collection system by means of a conventional desktop computer installed in the room or laptop, which the polling user can take to the room, connected to the router either wirelessly or via an Ethernet network cable, where the information from a multitude of users (from 1 to 250 users) who, through their own mobile devices, with wireless capability, receive, complete the survey and send it to an automated information registration system.

Likewise, we proceed to describe in detail both the sending procedure and the data reception system:

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The data delivery system comprises the following procedure:

F6: Wireless network connection. In this process, the surveyed user must select the wireless private network deployed in the room through a router on their mobile device and enter the access code to obtain an IP address.

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F7: Connection to the web server. The surveyed user connects to the web server

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   (8) by entering the IP address of said server that will be indicated by the polling user (h). F8: Send survey. After connecting to the web server (8) the mobile device will receive the survey questions one by one that will be presented on the screen successively forward or backward, allowing the answers to each question to be corrected until the user sends the survey to the web server , which will store the results in the database (7).

The data reception system comprises the following stages:

Fl: Question management. This process is responsible for creating new

questions of different types that will be stored in the database (7) of the

system.

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F2: Survey management. The polling user (h) can compose a survey

using one or several questions defined in the previous Fl process, which will be

you store in the system database (7). Also, the polling user

You can import a survey from another polling user using a file of

survey exchange.

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F3: Activate survey. Only one survey can be activated at the same time

of time. The polling user can activate one and only one of the surveys

created in the previous F2 process. This active survey will be sent to all

mobile devices that connect to the web server (8).

F4: Show results. Once the survey has been answered by all users

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respondents with their mobile devices, the polling user can close the

survey and display the results of the survey through a large screen G).

FS: Import surveys. This process allows the polling user to import a

survey created by other polling users through a file of

survey exchange.

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To better understand the object of the present invention, they are represented in the drawings

of practical realization, susceptible of accessory changes that do not detract from its foundation.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the physical components of the system

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object of the invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the functions to be performed by the

components of figure l.

An example of practical, non-limiting realization of the

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   present invention

The polling user (h) will be the only one who can access the router configuration system (g) by means of an access password, by means of which he can define the router's IP access address, he can set an IP address for his type computer (a) or (b) and you can define the range of IP addresses that will be granted to the different mobile devices that will be connected within the range of the router (g).

Once the wireless private network deployment system is configured by means of an access code that will only be known by the surveyed users (i) within the room where the survey is held, the polling user (h) will launch his web server (8) and its database server (7) to allow surveyed users (i) to access an active survey that will be distributed among all users connected to the router and who can fill in and send their data to be stored in the database (7). Both the database server (7) and the web server (8) can be installed on the same computer ((a)

or (b)) of the polling user (h). The router (g) will only need to be configured once, unless the polling user (h) wishes to change the network access key or router's IP address (g).

Each of the surveyed users (i) that are within the range of the router (g) will be able to access the wireless network with their mobile device, which can be the type of a laptop or netbook (e), digital assistant personal or pda (d), digital tablet (e) or smartphone or Smartphone (f) by means of the access code that the polling user (h) can communicate lively or through a large screen (j) within the living room. Once the mobile device of the surveyed user (i) has been connected to the router (g) and has obtained an IP address within the wireless private network, you can access the web server (8) by entering the IP address of that server in the web browser of the mobile device. The web server (8), will compose a survey by accessing the questions defined in the database server (7) and will send said survey to the mobile device of the surveyed user (i) which may fill out the survey in whole or in part attend an interruption (such as a phone call), to continue the survey at a later time (even the next day), from the point where the survey stopped responding, since the system stores the user's partial results allowing the sending late answers. The system collects and stores the address

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from every one from the mobile devices, address only Y universal in every

device, so that a user cannot send the same survey twice from the

same mobile device, guaranteeing the uniqueness of responses from each of the

different mobile devices that received the survey.

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Likewise, the system object of the invention allows the collection of information from

anonymously keeping the address

mac of the device and never the identifier of the

mobile device (or friendly name) so it will be virtually impossible to find out your

identity.

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Claims (1)

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1) Data collection system using mobile devices characterized in that it consists of:

(1) A Wi-Fi wireless private network deployment system consisting of:

(a) A router with WPA data encryption capability that allows encryption of data sent from mobile devices that connect to it

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(b) A router configuration module that allows setting the IP address of the web server. less the

(2) A data delivery system composed of a set of mobile devices capable of wireless connection to a Wi-Fi network consisting of at least:

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(a) A Wi-Fi wireless network card that allows connection to a private Wi-Fi wireless network deployed in the room where the survey is passed.

(b) A web browser that will allow to represent on screen each of the questions that make up the active survey

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(e) A physical keyboard or a virtual keyboard on a touch screen that allows the user to fill in and send the active survey to the web server

(3) A data collection system consisting of

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(a) A web server that presents the surveyed users who connect to the web server, the survey is active at that time and that collects the data of each of the survey responses by storing them on the database server together with the Mac address of the mobile device that sent the survey.

(b) A database server where questions, surveys and answers are stored, as well as the mac addresses of the mobile devices that answer each of the surveys. 2) Data collection system by mobile devices, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it stores the partial results of the user allowing the late sending of responses to continue the survey at a later time (even the next day), from the point where he left of answering the survey. 3) Survey data collection system using mobile devices, according to previous claims, characterized in that the polling user can create his or her own survey or can import a survey from another polling user by means of an exchange file. 4) Data collection system by mobile devices, according to previous claims, characterized in that the following functions are programmed in the data delivery system: a) Wireless network connection that allows you to select a wireless network and enter the password to connect securely to a router and obtain a valid IP address. b) Connection to a web server that allows you to connect to the web server by entering the IP address of that server in a web browser.
e) Sending a survey that allows filling out and sending the survey received from the web server, through the passage of questions one by one on the screen and the final sending of the survey, which will no longer allow the correction of any data in any of the questions .

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Data collection system using mobile devices, according to claims

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characterized why in he system from pick up from data is it so

The following functions are programmed:

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Question management where the new questions that make up a

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repository of questions from where the surveys will be composed later

b)

Survey management where new surveys are defined from the repository

from previous questions.

and)

Survey activation where you can activate one and only one survey in a

same instant that will be sent to all users who connect with your

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mobile device to web server

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Show results where the polling user can show the results at

instant, as soon as the active survey ends, through a large screen

dimensions or even print the results on paper to distribute among the

attendees or to post them on the door of the room.

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