Adaptive Event Notification System for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices lack an effective method to inform users of unprocessed new events, such as unread messages, in a manner that adapts to the frequency and type of these events, leading to inefficient user notification.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a prompting system that includes a detecting module to identify new events, a determining module to assess processing status, a calculating module to track unprocessed events, and a prompting module to notify users using various devices (display, speaker, vibration, lighting, or alarm) based on calculated thresholds and event frequencies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the electronic device displays a message for every new event, then the user is fully informed of all new events, but the user may be overwhelmed by excessive notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the notification parameter (intensity/frequency) based on the accumulation of unprocessed events. When events accumulate beyond a threshold, the notification intensity increases (e.g., from subtle to more prominent), allowing the system to adapt notification behavior to the situation without overwhelming the user during low-event periods while ensuring completeness during high-event periods
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system transitions from a static one-to-one mapping to a dynamic adaptive system. The prompting module dynamically adjusts whether to prompt based on the calculated number of unprocessed events compared against thresholds, enabling the system to respond differently to varying event accumulation states
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the electronic device does not notify users of unprocessed events, then the user is not disturbed by frequent alerts, but the user may miss important communications
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring the number of unprocessed events, comparing it against thresholds, and adjusting notification behavior accordingly. The determining module receives feedback about event accumulation and dynamically decides whether prompting is appropriate, ensuring important events are communicated while avoiding unnecessary notifications
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary assessment by calculating the number of unprocessed events and comparing it to thresholds before issuing notifications. This preliminary action prevents premature or unnecessary notifications while ensuring that when the threshold is met, appropriate prompting occurs to prevent information loss
3Device complexity
If the electronic device uses a simple one-to-one notification method, then the notification system is simple to implement, but it cannot adapt to different event frequencies and types
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system transitions from static to dynamic by introducing threshold-based adaptive logic. The determining module dynamically evaluates whether to prompt based on real-time event accumulation, allowing the system to adapt to different event frequencies without requiring complex configuration for each scenario
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes notification parameters (whether to prompt or not) based on the parameter of event accumulation. By comparing the calculated number of unprocessed events against thresholds, the system adapts its behavior to different event frequencies and types while maintaining a relatively simple underlying structure
Data Source
AI summary
A prompting method using an electronic device includes detecting whether the electronic device receives a new event. A number of times that new events of the electronic device are not processed is calculated when the received new event is not processed. A prompting device is controlled to transmit a notice of the received new event according to the calculated number of times.