Contact-Specific Information Display in Electronic Device Directory
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electronic devices lack the ability to selectively display user-defined information to specific contacts, leading to unintended visibility of personal messages or images across all contacts using the same messenger application.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor and memory that allows users to select contacts and input specific information, such as phrases or images, which are then matched and stored for display only to the intended contact, using a directory management system that updates contact information across connected devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user writes a self introduction phrase in a messenger application, then the phrase is displayed to all contacts using the same messenger application, but the user loses control over which specific contacts should see the phrase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the contact list into individual contact entries, each capable of having its own associated information. Instead of a single global self-introduction, the system divides information display into contact-specific segments, allowing the user to select which contacts see which information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different information to be displayed for different contacts. Each contact entry can have customized information associated with it, rather than applying a uniform self-introduction to all contacts. This enables the user to set different phrases or images for specific contacts while maintaining a default for others.
2Ease of operation
If the system displays the same information to all contacts, then the operation is simple, but the user cannot provide personalized information to specific contacts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by allowing users to pre-select contacts and pre-input information before actual communication occurs. The system provides a setup phase where users can configure contact-specific information in advance, making the actual information display operation simple and automatic during messenger usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically displaying the appropriate information based on the current contact being communicated with. Once the user has configured the contact-specific information, the system autonomously selects and displays the correct phrase or image for each contact without requiring manual intervention during actual messaging.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system allows selective display of information to specific contacts, then personalized communication is enabled, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the contact management functionality with the information display system. By integrating the contact list from the directory application with the messenger application, the system combines existing functionalities rather than creating separate systems, thereby reducing overall complexity while enabling contact-specific information display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the contact list as an intermediary between the user's information and the messenger communication. The contact-specific information is stored and managed separately, then automatically retrieved and displayed through the intermediary role of the contact list, which bridges the gap between user configuration and actual message display.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, a memory, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the memory, wherein the processor controls to display, on the display, a directory comprising at least one contact list stored in the memory, and controls to identify a selected contact among the contact list based on an external input signal, and receive information to be displayed to the selected contact, and match and store the selected contact and the received information.