WO2016059529A1

WO2016059529A1 - A social networking system and method for providing empowerment services to the women

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Publication number: WO2016059529A1
Application number: PCT/IB2015/057757
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sainath TALLURI
Original assignee: MUTHOJU, Venkata Chandrasekhar; NAGARI, Anitanand
Priority date: 2014-10-13
Filing date: 2015-10-10
Publication date: 2016-04-21
Also published as: IN2014CH05129A

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for providing empowerment services to the women. The system comprises of a registering unit configured to transmit a registration information request to the computing device based on category of user, a profile creating unit configured to create a user profile based on the registration information provided by the user at the registration unit, an assistance providing unit configured to provide required services to the registered user based on a posted query of the registered user; and a social networking unit may configured to enable the users to interact with each other for creating awareness among themselves an advertisements collecting unit may be configured to enable the users and product owners to post their product advertisements, a dash board unit configured to provide a view of their status of tasks performed in the social networking system for better understanding, an administration analytics unit configured to provide different levels of login access to the user to manage privileges and an opinion providing unit configured to allow the user to provide their opinion on viewing the content.

Description

A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING

EMPOWERMENT SERVICES TO THE WOMEN

TECHNICAL FIELD

[001] The present disclosure generally relates to the field of social networking systems and method employed for establishing network communication among the users. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a social networking system and method for providing empowerment services to the women.

BACKGROUND

[002] The world is the audience for the modern day woman. Multitasking is her identity as she chooses to manage both in and outside the house. Today's woman is deft , self-sufficient and thus juggles on many fronts single-handedly

[003] On one hand where the importance of women is being recognized and rewarded on the other hand there has been a steep increase in the crime against women. Due to increased social awareness with the major contributions being from the social, print and the electronic media there has been a quest to curb the crime rate against the women.

[004] Not all women who are victimized are in a position to voice their problems due to threat from the abusers, social stigma attached to certain crimes or due to lack of awareness regarding these issues. The women need to be aware of the law, its enforcement and available public as well as private bodies to help her with the same. There is a need for a single networking platform which would act as a grievance redressal cell which would discuss the issues and also work on the limitations of the existing system.

[005] In the light of aforementioned discussion there exists a need for a social networking system that ameliorates and overcomes the above mentioned problems. BRIEF SUMMARY

[006] The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements of the invention or delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed herein in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

[007] According to an exemplary aspect, the present disclosure is directed towards a social networking system and method for providing empowerment services to the women. The system comprises a registering unit configured to transmit a registration information request to the computing device based on category of user, a profile creating unit configured to create a user profile based on the registration information provided by the user at the registration unit and an assistance providing unit configured to provide required services to the registered user based on a posted query of the registered user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[008] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals have been used to designate like elements, and wherein:

[009] FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting a social networking system for providing empowerment services to the women, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. [0010] FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting a social networking system 102 for enabling users (preferably woman/women) to post queries for receiving services and support.

[0011] FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting the modules of the social networking system 102, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0012] FIG.4 is a diagram depicting sub modules of the assistance providing unit 306, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] FIG.5 is a diagram depicting sub modules of the voices collecting module 402, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG.6 is a diagram depicting sub modules of experiences collecting module 404, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG.7 is a diagram depicting sub modules of opportunities collecting module 406, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG.8 is a diagram depicting sub modules of precautions collecting module 408, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG.9 is a diagram depicting sub modules of updates collecting module 410, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 10 is a flow diagram depicting a social networking method for enabling women to post queries for receiving services and support.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0019] It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0020] The use of "including", "comprising" or "having" and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms "a" and "an" herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. Further, the use of terms "first", "second", and "third", and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another.

[0021] According to non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a social networking system and method for providing empowerment services to the women.

[0022] Referring to FIG. 1 is a diagram 100 depicting a social networking system for providing empowerment services to the women, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The present invention may be implemented in a computing device 104 and a social networking system 102 connected over a network 106. The network 106 may include, but not limited to, an Ethernet, a local area network (LAN), or a wide area network (WAN), e.g., the Internet, or a combination of networks.

[0023] The social networking system 102 is configured to provide empowerment services to the user. Here the services may include warning signs, abuser tricks, and precautions, updates to avoid dangerous situations and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. [0024] The computing device 104 is a user device configured to provide inputs to the system 102 through the network 106. Here the computing device 104 may include a computer, laptop, mobile, and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. Furthermore the system 102 may be configured to be used as a search engine by the user to search for the available information.

[0025] Referring to FIG. 2 is a diagram 200 depicting a social networking system 202 for enabling users (preferably woman/women) to post queries for receiving services and support. The social networking system 202 consists of user devices (preferably woman/women) 203a, 203b, 203c in communication for enabling users to post queries and receive responses. As shown in FIG. 2, the system 204 also connected to remote location network devices 202a, 202b and 202c. The remote location network devices 202a, 202b and 202c may be referred to group of woman/women, media personnel, print/ electronic media, law enforcement department (police department, judiciary department, human rights commission and the like), law enforcement service providing department (e.g., individual advocates, group of advocates, welfare organizations and the like). The user devices 201a, 201b, 201c, remote location network devices 202a, 202b and 202c and the system 204 all communicate over a network 206. The user devices 201a, 201b, 201c may include but not limited to mobile phone, personal computer, PDA's and the like. The network 206 may include but not limited to any telecommunication network know in the art or future implemented.

[0026] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, a user 203a may post a query corresponding to any personal legal issue, harassments, molestation, accusation, assault or any other similar matter using the network device 201a in the system 204. The user 203a may be allowed to access the social networking system 204 as a web based platform and/or a mobile based platform and/or call center and the like. The social networking system 204 enables the user 203a to download an application platform in to the user device 201a. The user 203a may be allowed to register with the system 204 by providing personal credentials including but not limited to name, contact number, email, gender, and the like. [0027] As shown in FIG. 2, the user 203a may receive answers or suggestions from the remote location network devices 202a, 202b and 202c in response to the queries posted in the social networking system 204. According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the system 204 configured to analyze a query of the user and dynamically redirect to the concerned network device 202a, 202b, and 202c. For example, if the user query relates to harassment, the query may be redirected to police and/or judiciary department for proper support/guidance/motivating and the like which doesn't involve legal actions. The system 204 also allows the user to select the list of departments for directing the query and receiving responses for the posted query. The social networking system 204 also allows individual users 203b and 203c to post responses for the queries of the user 203a. Further the social networking system 204 also allows individual users 203b and 203c to select the list of departments for directing the query and receiving responses for the posted query.

[0028] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the social networking system 204 enables the user's 203a-203c to create personalized groups and/or communities to post queries and resolve issues relating to the queries. The groups may be created based on location, types of queries and the like. The social networking system 204 allows the user 203a to post queries and dynamically add location details for receiving responses/support/guidance/motivating and the like from the networked devices operating in the particular location.

[0029] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the social networking system 204 allows the users 203a- 203c to receive responses associated to the query by making a call to the network devices 202a-202c operating with a predefined contact number. For example, if the user 203a requires a rescue, the user 203a may initiate a voice call from the user device 201a and intimate the social networking system 204 operating as the call center and provide responses/support/guidance/motivating and the like. Based on the type of query system 204 redirects to the concerned department. The system also allows the user 203a to transmit a SMS or miss a call to the social networking system 204 operating with a predefined contact number and intimate for receiving responses/support/guidance/motivating and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0030] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the system 204 comprises of a data base, which is configured to maintain the collection of voices, stories, opportunities, precautions, important updates and the like for future use. For instance, after certain time such as 5years, 10 years and the like women may register, retrieve and view the history of the problems, experiences, precautions and the articles or comments which were posted or liked by them in the retrospect which is also another way of creating awareness as it saves their lives from dangerous situation by giving them an idea about the probable dangerous situations.

[0031] Referring to FIG. 3 is a block diagram 300 depicting the modules of the social networking system 102, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The social networking system 102 comprises a registration unit 302, a profile creating unit 304, an assistance providing unit 306, a social networking unit 308, and an advertisements collecting unit 310, a dash board unit 312, an administration analytics unit 314 and an opinion providing unit 316.

[0032] The registration unit 302 may be configured to transmit a registration information request to the computing device 104 where in the user will get registered by filling the registration form by providing the mandatory and/or optional details like name, mobile (Spot validation with OTP), email ID (Spot validation with email verification and unless until they validate the mobile number and email they cannot move to the next page of registration process), etc. and upon clicking on submit button they are successfully registered (default email sent that successfully registered) but cannot login with the credentials (Email ID & Password) as their account is in inactive status.

[0033] The second part of the registration process consists of a request to the team which will call the registered mobile number to confirm the identity which is inclusive of the process of asking a few questions like name, email id, etc. and then approve the account; then user will be sent an email that his/her account is activated which enables the user to login.

[0034] The profile creating unit 304 may be configured to create a user profile based on the registration information provided by the user at the registration unit 302. The profile creating unit 304 may be also provides profile setting options such as active, edit file and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The user enables to update the details after login. The profile creating unit 304 provides the profile, edit profile and the like options for updating and editing the user profile based on requirement.

[0035] The assistance providing logic 306 may be configured to provide required services to the registered user. The assistance providing logic 306 may be avoid the user details to provide ideal solution for preventing crimes and provides information about warning signs, abuser tricks and keep user safe to avoid dangerous situations. The assistance providing logic 306 may be avoided to become a victim of sexual assault especially. And also the assistance providing logic 306 may configured to provide updates related to women harassment issues. Further the assistance providing logic 306 may be providing assistance based on category of user. The category of user may include female, male, and admin, board member, super admin, sponsors and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0036] The social networking unit 308 is may be configured to enable registered

users (women) to interact with each other. The social-networking unit 308 may, with input from the user, create and store with a user profile. The user profile may include demographic information, communication-channel information, and information on personal interests of the user. The social-networking unit 308 may also, with input from the user, create and store a record of relationships of the user with other users of the social network, as well as provide senders such as wall, posts, photo-sharing, event organization, messaging, advertisements and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure to facilitate social interaction between or among users. The social networking unit 308 may be enable to the user to add others such as friends, relatives and the like for getting more information on issues, opportunities and the like, which may be private to individuals and content in it is open to all the registered users(preferably women).

[0037] The advertisements collecting unit 310 may be configured to enable the users to upload or post their advertisements. Here the advertisements may include product advertisements, job advertisements, education courses advertisements and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. Here the social networking system 102 may allow the product owners may advertise themselves with a pic and link and upon clicking on link, may be redirected to product related site for getting offers.

[0038] The dash board unit 312 may be configured to provide a view of their (user, super admin) status of tasks performed in the social networking system 102. Here the status may include voices, stories, opportunities, precautions, important updates, suggestions, feedback and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The status of the user or super admin presented in graphs and flow chart representation for better understanding.

[0039] The administration analytics unit 314 is may be configured to provide different levels of login access to the user (super admin) to manage privileges and for detailed graphs of status. The administration analytics unit 314 may also provide add and remove options for managing privileges.

[0040] The opinion providing unit 316 is may be configured to allow the user to provide their opinion on viewing content. For instance, the user might be watching a television program. While the user is viewing the content, she makes comments about the content. She might like or dislike certain parts; she might notice things about the voices, stories, opportunities, precautions, important updates and the like; she may make some comments. These comments are shared with other users according to the present disclosure. The opinion providing unit 316 is for filtering the opinions out of millions of the voices, stories, opportunities, precautions, important updates, experiences. For example: out of millions of voices, stories, opportunities, precautions, important updates, experiences and the like user cannot simply go back to view the history, user can like a voice/and the like and may see the same in liked filter which is already provided. Another instance, the n- number of comments are stored which are given by other users but she may like the comments and view the same in liked comments list. The opinion providing unit 316 is configured to save the content which they like in the entire system or out of all the modules. Further the opinion providing unit 316 may be provided as a like button, dislike button, comment button, share button and the like for providing the opinion on the viewed content and similarly view the previous opinions with the filtering opinions.

[0041] Referring to FIG.4 is a diagram 400 depicting sub modules of the assistance providing unit 306, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The assistance providing unit 306 may include a voices collecting module 402, an experiences collecting module 404, an opportunities collecting module 406, a precautions collecting module 408, an updates collecting module 410, a suggestions and feedback providing module 412, and an event information record module 414.

[0042] The voices collecting module 402 may be configured to receive the voices from the users. Here the voices may be include any personal legal issue, harassments, molestation, accusation, assault or any other similar matter without limiting the scope of the disclosure raised in the form of text, audio, video and the like. The users can listen to the content which is in the form of text (Text to speech conversion) for covering more details in less time. For example, the voice call could be a voice or a video that could be uploaded with the approval of the team. The raised voice is authenticated before publishing.

[0043] The experiences collecting module 404 may be configured to receive the stories involving the experiences from the users. These stories may be used to inspire the registered users and other readers.

[0044] The opportunities collecting module 406 may be configured to collect opportunities for the users from organizations, companies and the like. Here the opportunities may include job offers, consulting person appointments and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0045] The precautions collecting module 408 may be configured to collect multiple precautions (for example spycams, abbuser tricks etc) on particular issues from the multiple users. Here the issues may include any personal legal issue, harassments, molestation, accusation, assault or any other similar matter without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0046] The updates collecting module 410 may be configured to collect updates from news media, users, government departments, and spycams to traffic rape, molestation etc and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0047] The suggestions and feedback providing module 412 may be configured to collect suggestions and feedback from multiple users to the problem which is shared by the user. The suggestions and feedback providing module 412 may be used to provide suggestions in a selected area with the combination of type. Here the areas may include need help, experiences, opportunities, precautions, important updates and the like, and type may include suggestion, feedback and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0048] The event information record module 414 may be configured to provide information of conducted events, conducting events details and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0049] Referring to FIG.5 is a diagram 500 depicting sub modules of the voices collecting module 402, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The voices collecting module 402 may include a voice raising logic 502, a voices record logic 504 and additional voices record logic 506.

[0050] The voice raising logic 502 may be configured to transmit a data collecting form for collecting the data inputs from the user. Here the data inputs include category, voice title, category description, uploading file and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The voice raising logic 502 may be provided in the settings to the uploaded voice description so as to be visible to board members, visible to normal users. The user may be provided with one or more options to raise the voice or perform any activity in the system 102 (FIG. 1) as anonymous user without revealing the identity or raise the voice or perform any activity in the system 102 (FIG. 1) by disclosing the identity details which may include but not limited to, name, photo and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0051] The voices record logic 504 may be configured to include the uploaded voice in a list and also provide a view of previous or recent voices list to the user.

[0052] The additional voices record logic 506 may be configured to collect voices from others and also provide a view of previous or recent voices list to the user.

[0053] Referring to FIG.6 is a diagram 600 depicting sub modules of experiences collecting module 404, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The experiences collecting module 404 may include an experience sharing logic 602, an experiences record logic 604, and an additional experiences record logic 606.

[0054] The experience sharing logic 602 may be configured to transmit an experience collecting form for collecting data inputs about the experience. Here the data inputs include category, story title, a category description, suggestion, uploading file and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The experience sharing logic 602 may be provide settings to the uploaded experience description such as visible to board members, visible to normal users, posted as anonymous, a name, a photo or a name and photo and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0055] The experiences record logic 604 may be configured to include the uploaded experience in a list and also provide a view of previous or experience stories list to the user. [0056] The additional experiences record logic 606 may be configured to collect experiences from others and also to provide a view of the previous or recent experiences stories list to the user.

[0057] Referring to FIG.7 is a diagram 700 depicting sub modules of opportunities collecting module 406, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The opportunities collecting module 406 may include an opportunities providing logic 702, opportunities record logic 704 and an additional opportunities record logic 706.

[0058] The opportunities providing logic 702 may be configured to transmit opportunity details form for receiving data inputs from the user. Here the data inputs include category, opportunity title, opportunity description, uploading file a requirement start date and end date, and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The opportunities providing logic 702 may be provide settings to the uploaded opportunity description such as visible to board members, visible to normal users, posted as anonymous, a name, a photo or a name and photo and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0059] The opportunities record logic 704 may be configured to include the uploaded opportunity in a list and also provide a view of previous or recent opportunities list to the user.

[0060] The additional opportunities record logic 706 may be configured to collect opportunities from others and also provide a view of previous or recent opportunities list to the user.

[0061] Referring to FIG.8 is a diagram 800 depicting sub modules of precautions collecting module 408, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The precaution collecting module 408 may be includes a write precautions logic 802, a precautions record logic 804 and additional precautions record logic 806.

[0062] The write precautions logic 802 may be configured to add precaution ideas by providing data inputs such as category, precaution title, precaution description, uploading file and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The write precautions logic 802 may be provided in settings to the uploaded precaution such as visible to board members, visible to normal users, posted as anonymous, name, photo, name and photo and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0063] The precautions record logic 804 may be configured to be include in the uploaded precautions list and also provide a view of previous precautions list to the user.

[0064] The additional precautions record logic 806 may be configured to collect precautions from others and also provide a view of previous or recent opportunities list to the user.

[0065] Referring to FIG.9 is a diagram 900 depicting sub modules of updates collecting module 410, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The updates collecting module 410 may be included write updates logic 902, an updates record logic 904 and additional updates record logic 906.

[0066] The write update logic 902 may be configured to add updates by providing data inputs such as category, title, description, uploading file and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. The write update logic 902 may be provided in the settings of the uploaded information such as visible to board members, visible to normal users, posted as anonymous, name, photo, name and photo and the like without limiting the scope of the disclosure. [0067] The updates record logic 904 may be configured to include the posted information in a list and also provide a view of the previous updated information list to the user. The posted updates are help to registered users and get updated information.

[0068] The additional updates record logic 906 may be configured to collect updates from others and also provide a view of previous or recent updates list to the user.

[0069] Referring to FIG. 10 is a flow diagram 1000 depicting a method for enabling women to post queries for receiving services and support. The method starts at step 1002, the women may post a query corresponding to any personal legal issue, harassments, molestation, accusation, assault or any other similar matter using the network device in the system. The system is configured to analyze a query of the women and dynamically redirect to the concerned network device at step 1004. And allows the women to select the list of departments for directing the query and receiving responses for the posted query at step 1006.

[0070] Although the present disclosure has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and illustrations thereof, other embodiments and modifications to preferred embodiments may be possible that are within the principles and spirit of the invention. The above descriptions and figures are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive.

[0071] Thus the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and includes both combinations and sub combinations of the various features described herein above as well as variations and modifications thereof, which would occur to persons skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:

1. A social networking system for providing empowerment services to the women, the system comprising: a registering unit configured to transmit a registration information request to the computing device based on category of user; a profile creating unit configured to create a user profile based on the registration information provided by the user at the registration unit; an assistance providing unit configured to provide required services to the registered user based on a posted query of the registered user; and a social networking unit may configured to enable the users to interact with each other for creating awareness among themselves; an advertisements collecting unit may be configured to enable the users and product owners to post their product advertisements; a dash board unit configured to provide a view of their status of tasks performed in the social networking system for better understanding; an administration analytics unit configured to provide different levels of login access to the user to manage privileges; and an opinion providing unit configured to allow the user to provide their opinion on viewing the content;

2. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein a data base configured to maintain the collection at least one of: voices, stories, opportunities, precautions, important updates and the like for future use.

3. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises a voices collecting module configured to receive the voices from the users.

4. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises an experiences collecting module configure to receive the experience stories from the users.

5. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises an opportunities collecting module configured to collect opportunities for the users from organizations, companies and the like.

6. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises a precautions collecting module configured to collect multiple precautions on a particular issues from the multiple users.

7. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises an updates collecting module configured to collect updates from at least one of: news media, multiple users, and government departments.

8. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises of suggestions and feedback providing module configured to collect suggestions and feedbacks from multiple users to the raised problem shared by the registered user.

9. The social networking system of claim 1, wherein the assistance providing unit comprises an events information record module configured to provide information at least one of: conducted events, conducting events details and the like.

10. The social networking system of claim 2, wherein the voices collecting module comprises a voice raising logic, a voices record logic and additional voices record logic configured to receive the voices from the users.

11. The social networking system of claim 3, wherein the experiences collecting module comprises an experience sharing logic, an experiences record logic, and an additional experiences record logic configure to receive the experience stories from the users.

12. The social networking system of claim 4, wherein the opportunities collecting module comprises an opportunities providing logic, opportunities record logic and an additional opportunities record logic configured to collect opportunities for the users from organizations, companies and the like.

13. The social networking system of claim 5, wherein the precautions collecting module comprises of write precautions logic, a precautions record logic and additional precautions record logic configured to collect multiple precautions on a particular issue from the multiple users.

14. The social networking system of claim 6, wherein the updates collecting module comprises of write updates logic; an updates record logic and additional updates record logic configured to collect updates from at least one of: news media, multiple users, and government departments.

15. A social networking method for providing empowerment services to the women, the method comprising of : transmitting a registration information request to the computing device based on category of user by a registering unit; creating a user profile based on the provided registration information at the registration unit by a profile creating unit; and providing required services to the registered user based on a posted query of the registered user by an assistance providing unit.