Address Book Service System Automatic Registration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing address book services require users to manually input and search for new contact information, limiting their utility, especially when users move to new areas, and fail to display relationship dynamics and shared interests with acquaintances in an accessible manner.

Innovation Solution

An address book information service system that automatically registers new contact information based on user location and category requests, and analyzes interest and closeness information by collecting and displaying event and activity data between users and their partners.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users manually input and search for new contact information, then address book information can be registered, but user convenience deteriorates and time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of address book information registrationVSAvoidtime for manual information input and search
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic registration of address book information by having the system itself perform the search and registration tasks. When a user moves to a new area, the system automatically searches for local contact information (restaurants, shops, services) and registers it in the address book without requiring manual user input, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time consumption

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by proactively searching for and preparing address book information before the user needs it. Upon detecting a location change, the system automatically searches for relevant contacts in advance and makes them ready for immediate use, eliminating the need for users to manually search and input information when needed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If only basic address book information is stored, then storage simplicity is maintained, but information utility and relationship analysis capability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveutility of address book informationVSAvoidcomplexity of information storage structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments address book information into multiple dimensions: basic contact information, event information (calls, messages), and interest information (shared hobbies, activities). This segmentation allows the system to store and analyze diverse data types separately, enhancing utility while managing complexity through organized categorization of different information types

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If relationship dynamics and shared interests are not displayed, then interface simplicity is maintained, but user accessibility to relationship information deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccessibility of relationship informationVSAvoidcomplexity of information display
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple types of information (event history, shared interests, communication frequency) into a unified relationship display interface. By combining these elements into a comprehensive view, the system makes relationship dynamics easily accessible to users without requiring them to navigate through separate complex systems, thus improving ease of operation while managing display complexity through integration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10397181B2Address book information service system, and method and device for address book information service therein
Publication Date: 2019.08.27 SK PLANET CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided are an address book information service system, and a method and a device for an address book information service therein, whereby: a terminal device in the address book information service system sets groups in an address book according to category information and transmits group information on the set groups and preset user information to a service device; the service device searches new address book information corresponding to the group information on the basis of the location of a user by using the group information and the user information and transmits the searched new address book information to the terminal device; and the terminal device automatically registers the received new address book information in the address book, thereby enabling the user to easily look up new address book information.