Audio Message Notification Processor for Transmitter Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing message reception notification technologies on electronic devices are limited in identifying the message transmitter, as they primarily rely on preset settings and do not provide a convenient method for users to distinguish between different transmitters based on sound information.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a communication circuit, sound output device, and processor that determines if a received message is in a specified format, parses audio data, and outputs it as a notification sound to facilitate easy identification of the message transmitter, allowing users to infer the transmitter before viewing the message content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If preset transmitter settings are used for message identification, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability and ease of operation are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmitter identification capabilityVSAvoidnotification system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically extracts and processes audio data from message notifications without requiring manual configuration. The processor autonomously determines whether to extract audio data based on message format detection, and automatically outputs the extracted audio data as identification sounds, eliminating the need for users to manually set up transmitter identification settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the notification parameter from static preset identifiers to dynamic audio data extraction and synthesis. By detecting the format of received messages and conditionally extracting audio data based on message content, the system adapts its notification behavior to different transmission scenarios, enhancing versatility while maintaining operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If audio data is extracted and output for each transmitter, then the ease of operation for transmitter identification is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmitter identification convenienceVSAvoidaudio processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of message format before extracting audio data. By first determining whether the received message contains audio data in a specified format, the system avoids unnecessary audio processing operations, reducing computational complexity while still providing comprehensive transmitter identification functionality when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system selectively extracts only the necessary audio data portions from the message notification. By parsing and extracting only the relevant audio segments that contain transmitter identification information, rather than processing the entire message stream, the system reduces processing complexity while maintaining effective transmitter identification capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Ease of operation

If distinct notification sounds are provided for different transmitters, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of information increases due to audio data processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage transmitter identificationVSAvoidmessage content information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the message notification into different functional components: audio data extraction for transmitter identification and message content delivery. By separating the identification function from the content delivery function, the system can process audio data for sound notifications while preserving and delivering the complete message content, preventing information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The processor acts as an intermediary that handles audio data extraction and sound output independently from message content processing. This intermediary role allows the system to generate distinct notification sounds for different transmitters without interfering with or losing message content information, as the audio processing and content delivery operate as separate parallel functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11425081B2Message reception notification method and electronic device supporting same
Publication Date: 2022.08.23 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device is disclosed. An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in the present document may comprise: a communication circuit; an audio output device; and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the audio output device, wherein the processor is configured to: when a message is received from an external server apparatus through the communication circuit, identify whether the received message has a designated format; and parse audio data from the received message when the received message has a designated format, and output, through the audio output device, the parsed audio data as a notification sound notifying of the message reception. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.