Cross-Platform Contact Synchronization via Server Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing contacts on mobile devices require users to manually enter and update information across multiple social platforms, leading to increased operation time and reduced battery life due to limited energy resources.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for cross-platform synchronization of contacts that acquires and binds a contact's phone number with associated accounts on social platforms, uploading this information to a server for unified synchronization, allowing users to view updated social information without logging into each platform separately.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually enter and update contact information across multiple social platforms, then contact information can be kept up-to-date, but operation time increases and battery life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary to manage contact information synchronization. The server receives contact information from users and automatically distributes it to multiple social platforms, eliminating the need for users to manually update each platform. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining information accuracy while significantly reducing operation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary synchronization by pre-uploading contact information to the server, which then automatically distributes it to various social platforms before users need to access them. This advance preparation ensures contact information is current across all platforms without requiring users to spend time on manual updates at the moment of need.
2Loss of information
If users log in to multiple social platforms to acquire contact information, then complete social information can be obtained, but battery life is shortened due to increased operations
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that consolidates contact information from multiple social platforms into a unified interface. Users can query and obtain complete social information through the server without needing to log in to each individual platform, thus preserving battery life while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides a universal interface that handles multiple functions: storing contact information, retrieving data from various social platforms, and presenting unified results. This multi-functional approach allows users to obtain complete social information through a single system rather than multiple platform logins, reducing energy consumption.
3Reliability
If users frequently access and update contact information on mobile terminals, then contact information remains current, but operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server serves as an intermediary that automatically manages the complexity of keeping contact information current across platforms. Users simply interact with the server interface to update or query information, and the server handles the synchronization with multiple social platforms in the background, maintaining information currency while simplifying operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for cross-platform synchronization of contacts in a multi-platform environment is disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a contact to be associated with an account in a social platform; acquiring an account of a friend associated with the contact in the social platform, and binding a phone number of the contact with the associated account of the friend in the social platform; and uploading the phone number and the account in the social platform bound together to a server. When it needs to view social information of a contact, the above method can simplify user operation, reduce time spent for operation in the mobile terminal and increase the battery life of the mobile terminal. Furthermore, a device for cross-platform synchronization of contacts in a multi-platform environment is also disclosed.