Communication Device Masking Outgoing Calls as Incoming

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current communication devices lack the ability to automatically initiate outgoing communications at scheduled times without providing traditional indicators, making it difficult to seamlessly integrate scheduled meetings or calls into the user's experience, especially in mobile device environments where multiple applications and notifications are prevalent.

Innovation Solution

A communication device with a processor that automatically initiates an outgoing communication at a scheduled time, suppresses traditional outgoing communication indicators, and provides an indication of the outgoing communication as an incoming communication, using a template with populated fields, allowing for log-in data to be automatically provided for conference calls and reattempting connections if necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional outgoing communication indicators are provided, then users can clearly identify outgoing calls, but users experience disruptions and a fragmented notification experience

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser experience smoothnessVSAvoidcommunication type identification

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent inverts the traditional notification approach by masking outgoing communications as incoming communications. Instead of displaying outgoing call indicators, the system presents outgoing calls with an incoming communication template showing a fictional caller ID, thereby eliminating disruptive outgoing indicators while preserving notification functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a copy of the incoming communication notification template and applies it to outgoing communications. By populating the template with fictional caller ID data, the system generates a visual copy that mimics incoming calls, thereby hiding the outgoing communication status while maintaining a unified notification appearance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Productivity

If scheduled communications are automatically initiated, then meeting integration is seamless, but traditional notification indicators cause disruptions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemeeting integration efficiencyVSAvoidnotification disruptions

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by automatically initiating scheduled communications at predetermined times without requiring user intervention. The system proactively dials scheduled numbers and joins conference calls based on calendar events, thereby integrating meetings seamlessly into the user's schedule while eliminating the need for manual call initiation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies inversion by suppressing traditional outgoing communication indicators during automated scheduled calls and replacing them with incoming communication templates. This reverses the conventional notification approach, thereby eliminating disruptions while maintaining seamless meeting integration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Ease of operation

If outgoing communication indicators are suppressed, then unified notification experience is achieved, but users cannot distinguish outgoing from incoming calls

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification experience unityVSAvoidcall direction identification

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses copying by creating a visual replica of the incoming communication notification template for outgoing calls. The template is populated with fictional caller ID data that mimics real incoming calls, thereby maintaining a unified notification appearance while subtly preserving call direction information through the fictional caller identification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the notification template parameters dynamically. For outgoing calls, the system changes the template to display fictional caller ID data instead of the caller's actual number, thereby maintaining visual unity while encoding call direction information in the fictional identifier format.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9485355B2Communication device for providing an automatically initiated outgoing communication as an incoming communication

Publication Date: 2016.11.01 MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LTD

AI summary

A communication device and method for providing an automatically initiated outgoing communication as an incoming communication are provided. Outgoing communication is automatically initiated via a communication interface of the communication device. After the outgoing communication is initiated, an indication of the outgoing communication is provided at the communication device, such that the outgoing communication is provided as an incoming communication at the communication device.