Communication Group Generation Using Pre-generated Items
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in generating new communication groups as they need to select members one by one from a list, making the process cumbersome and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that display communication items generated based on user interactions, allowing users to select multiple communication items and choose a group mode to generate new communication groups, including intersection or union modes, simplifying the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users select members one by one from a member list to generate a new group, then the group can be created with precise member selection, but the process becomes difficult and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates communication items from existing communication groups before the user needs to create a new group. These communication items serve as ready-to-use building blocks that contain pre-selected member combinations, eliminating the need for users to manually select members one by one while preserving precise member selection through the predefined communication items.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of existing communication groups in the form of communication items. Instead of requiring users to reconstruct groups from individual members, the system provides copyable communication items that represent complete group configurations, which can be selected and combined to form new groups efficiently.
2Manufacturing precision
If users manually select members from a contact list to form a communication group, then accurate group composition is achieved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Communication items are generated in advance from existing communication groups, containing pre-calculated member compositions. When users need to create a new group, they can directly select from these pre-prepared communication items rather than manually assembling groups from individual members, significantly reducing group creation time while maintaining accurate group composition.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically generates communication items by analyzing existing communication groups and extracting member information. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually compile member lists, as the system performs the composition accuracy verification and item generation automatically based on existing group data.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides multiple group modes (intersection, union) for generating communication groups, then user flexibility and adaptability improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements multiple group generation modes (intersection mode, union mode) within a single communication item selection interface. Each communication item can be used across different modes, and the same selection mechanism serves multiple group creation purposes. This multi-functionality approach provides user flexibility without requiring separate interfaces or complex operations for each mode.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of presenting users with complex mode selection options first and then requiring them to select members, the system inverts the approach by first presenting communication items (pre-defined group configurations) and then applying transformation rules (intersection, union) based on user selection. This inversion simplifies the user interface while maintaining operational flexibility through the underlying mode options.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of generating a communication group is provided. The method includes displaying a plurality of communication items generated based on a communication between a user and each of communication groups including at least one member, selecting at least a first communication item and a second communication item from the plurality of communication items based on a first user selection, selecting at least one group mode from a plurality of group modes based on a second user selection, and generating a third communication group based on the group mode, a first communication group corresponding to the first communication item, and a second communication group corresponding to the second communication item.