Client Application Activity Notification During Communication Sessions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication methods fail to instantaneously notify users of interruptions during ongoing communication sessions, leading to delayed awareness of the status of other users and potential misunderstandings.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a client application to encode and send activity information messages to other users when a user engages in a second activity, allowing for real-time updates and control of communication sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a user manually updates another user about an interruption during a communication session, then the other user becomes aware of the interruption, but the communication session gets interrupted and the update is not instantaneous
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects when a user engages in a second activity during a communication session and sends an information message without requiring manual intervention. The client application monitors for interrupts and autonomously communicates the user's activity status to other participants, eliminating the need for manual updates while maintaining session continuity.
2Loss of time
If the system provides instantaneous notification of user activity, then the other user is immediately aware of interruptions, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The client application combines multiple functions into a single integrated system: it monitors for interrupts during communication sessions, detects when users engage in second activities, encodes information messages, and sends notifications automatically. This merging of functions achieves instantaneous notification while managing complexity through unified design rather than separate independent components.
3Productivity
If the client application automatically sends information messages about user activity, then the communication session remains uninterrupted, but the device processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The client application establishes interrupt monitoring and automatic message sending capabilities before communication sessions begin. By preparing the system in advance to detect and respond to interrupts, the application minimizes processing load during active sessions while ensuring continuous communication session operation without requiring intensive real-time processing.
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AI summary
A method for notifying of an activity of a first user to a second user during a first communication session is provided. The method includes receiving an interrupt when the first user engages in a second activity during the first communication session, encoding an information message by a first device of the first user, after receiving the interrupt, and sending the information message to a second device of the second user.