Contact Management System with Autonomous Record Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing contact and calendar management systems lack efficient methods for distributing and updating records across multiple devices, leading to inconsistencies and user interaction requirements for record management.
Innovation Solution
A contact management system that utilizes an information management module to autonomously distribute and update contact and calendar records across devices based on directives, ensuring current information access and prioritization, with features like geographic and statistical reordering, and auto-update mechanisms for merchant websites.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If contact and calendar records are manually managed and updated across multiple devices, then user control over information accuracy is improved, but user interaction time and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic distribution and synchronization of contact and calendar records across multiple devices without requiring manual user intervention. The contact management system autonomously pushes updated records to designated devices based on pre-configured directives, eliminating the need for users to manually sync or update information across devices while maintaining information accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Users pre-configure distribution directives that specify which devices should receive which records and under what conditions. This preliminary setup enables the system to automatically handle record distribution in the future without requiring user interaction at the time of updates, thus reducing user interaction time while maintaining reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If contact records are distributed to multiple devices, then accessibility and availability of information is improved, but system complexity and synchronization difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments contact and calendar records into distinct data packages that can be independently distributed to specific devices. Each record can be selectively pushed to designated devices based on user-defined criteria, allowing flexible information accessibility without requiring complex full-system synchronization across all devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The contact management system acts as an intermediary between the central record storage and multiple target devices. It handles the complexity of synchronization by receiving updates, processing distribution rules, and automatically pushing records to appropriate devices, thus simplifying the overall synchronization process while maintaining high accessibility.
3Productivity
If automatic distribution of records is implemented, then user interaction is reduced and productivity is improved, but control over information distribution and privacy security worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where users can review and modify distribution directives based on current needs. The contact management system provides feedback about which records have been distributed to which devices, allowing users to maintain control over information flow while benefiting from automatic distribution efficiency. This feedback loop enables ongoing security review and adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different distribution qualities to different records based on their sensitivity and importance. Critical records can be restricted to specific devices while less sensitive records are distributed more broadly. This localized control over information distribution maintains security for sensitive data while preserving productivity for routine information sharing.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of displaying contact information on a communication device includes storing a plurality of contacts and corresponding statistical information pertaining to communications on a communication device. Input is received relating to the statistical information. The contacts are displayed based on the input and the statistical information.