Contact Management System Using Interaction-Based Archiving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional address book applications are inadequate for effectively managing large numbers of contacts and transient interactions, leading to difficulties in maintaining organized contact information.
Innovation Solution
A contact management system that uses a processor and memory to determine archiving thresholds for contacts based on user interactions, automatically designating contacts as permanent or transient and archiving them accordingly, with rules governing their status and archiving operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional address book applications are used to manage contacts, then contact information can be stored, but the applications become inadequate for managing large numbers of contacts and transient interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments contacts into different categories (permanent contacts vs. transient contacts) based on interaction history and user behavior. This segmentation allows the system to manage large numbers of contacts more efficiently by applying different management rules to different segments, resolving the contradiction between managing large contact volumes and maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic contact categorization where contacts can transition between permanent and transient status based on ongoing user interactions. This dynamic approach enables automatic adaptation to changing contact importance, improving productivity without requiring manual reclassification of each contact.
2Ease of operation
If all contacts are kept in the main contact list, then easy access is maintained, but clutter increases and user interaction with relevant contacts is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts transient contacts from the main permanent contact list and places them in a separate transient contact list. This extraction maintains easy access to permanent contacts while removing clutter from the primary view, improving the signal-to-noise ratio without sacrificing accessibility to important contacts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary transient contact list that serves as a buffer between complete visibility and complete hiding of transient contacts. This intermediary structure allows users to access transient contacts when needed while keeping them out of the main contact list, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and clutter reduction.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual management of contact status is implemented, then precise control over archiving is achieved, but user effort and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service automation where the system automatically monitors user interactions with contacts and autonomously categorizes them as permanent or transient based on predefined criteria. This eliminates the need for manual user intervention in contact status management, achieving precise archiving automation without consuming user time or effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor user interaction patterns with contacts and use this feedback to automatically adjust contact categorization. The system learns from ongoing interactions and refines its archiving decisions, achieving high precision in contact management without requiring manual user input or time investment.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the invention relate to interaction-based management of contact entries. In one embodiment, at least one contact in a set of contacts is determined to be associated with an archiving indicator. The archiving indicator indicates that one or more archiving operations are to be performed on the at least one contact. The set of contacts is associated with a user. At least one archiving threshold associated with the at least one contact is identified based on the determination. A determination is made as to whether the at least one archiving threshold has been satisfied. The at least one contact is archived based on the at least one archiving threshold having been satisfied.