Bulk Messaging Transmission Mode Selection for Privacy and Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bulk messaging technologies can only transmit short messages in a single mode, such as 'disappear-after-reading,' regardless of recipient support, leading to message loss when recipients do not support this mode, limiting flexibility and privacy.
Innovation Solution
An information transmitting device and method that selects different transmission modes for each recipient based on their support for 'disappear-after-reading,' using a tag to distinguish messages and ensure delivery in either 'disappear-after-reading' or 'direct' modes, thereby ensuring all recipients receive the message.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If disappear-after-reading transmission mode is used for all recipients in bulk messaging, then privacy of short messages is improved, but message delivery reliability deteriorates when recipients do not support this mode
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the bulk messaging process by dividing recipients into different groups based on their support for disappear-after-reading mode. The transmission system is segmented into multiple transmission paths: one for recipients supporting the mode and another for those who don't. This allows selective application of privacy-enhancing features only where compatible, resolving the contradiction between privacy and delivery reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic transmission mode selection based on real-time recipient capabilities. The system dynamically adjusts the transmission mode for each recipient individually rather than using a fixed mode for all recipients. This dynamic adaptation ensures that each recipient receives the message in a mode their device supports, maintaining delivery reliability while maximizing privacy where possible.
2Device complexity
If single transmission mode is used for bulk messaging, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different recipient capabilities deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the bulk messaging system universal by enabling it to handle multiple transmission modes through a unified interface. The transmission system is designed to automatically detect recipient capabilities and select appropriate modes, making it compatible with both disappear-after-reading supporting devices and traditional devices. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple user interaction while adapting to diverse recipient capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the transmission system automatically detects recipient capabilities and selects the appropriate transmission mode without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously queries recipient device support status and adjusts transmission parameters accordingly, reducing operational complexity while maintaining high adaptability to different recipient capabilities.
3Loss of information
If disappear-after-reading mode is enforced for all recipients, then message privacy is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to message loss
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to automatically handle mode selection and message transmission without requiring user knowledge of recipient capabilities. The transmission system self-services by querying recipient support status and selecting appropriate modes, eliminating the need for users to manually configure different modes for different recipients. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining privacy where possible while simplifying user operation through automatic adaptation.
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AI summary
Provided in the present disclosure are an information transmitting device, an information receiving device, an information transmitting method, and an information receiving method. The information transmitting device comprises: a selection unit, which selects multiple pieces of target recipient information and a target transmission mode for a to-be-transmitted short message on the basis of a selection command received; a first determination unit, which determines whether or not the target transmission mode for the to-be-transmitted short message is a disappear-after-reading transmission mode; a second determination unit, which determines respectively, when the target transmission mode is the disappear-after-reading transmission mode, whether or not disappear-after-reading is currently supported by an information receiving device; and, a processing unit, which transmits the to-be-transmitted short message in the disappear-after-reading transmission mode when the determination is yes and transmits the to-be-transmitted short message in a direct transmission mode when the determination is no.