Contact Information Tagging for Redundant Data Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of redundant information from various storage media in electronic devices complicates information management, making it difficult for users to identify necessary data and increasing operational burdens due to unnecessary information integration and separation challenges.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method that integrates information based on specific parameters, generates tag information for each piece of information, and separates integrated information using generated tags to facilitate efficient management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If contact information is received from multiple storage media, then information completeness is improved, but information management complexity increases due to redundant data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments contact information by assigning tag information to each parameter (name, phone number, email, etc.) indicating whether it has multiple data values. This segmentation allows the system to manage redundant information systematically by dividing the contact information into identifiable segments with specific tags, reducing management complexity while maintaining completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter representation by introducing tag information that indicates whether each parameter has multiple data values. This parameter transformation enables the system to distinguish between unique and redundant information, allowing efficient management of contact information received from multiple storage media
2Ease of operation
If redundant information is integrated and managed, then information organization is improved, but information separability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces tag information as an intermediary element between the integrated contact information and the user. These tags act as mediators that preserve the separability of information by indicating which parameters have multiple data values, allowing users to easily identify and separate redundant information while maintaining organized integration
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If tag information is generated for each parameter, then information separability is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by generating tag information selectively for parameters that have multiple data values rather than for all parameters uniformly. This approach improves information separability where needed while minimizing unnecessary processing complexity for parameters with unique values, achieving an optimal balance between separability and processing efficiency
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a communication circuit, an interface, a processor, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to, obtain a plurality of pieces of third contact information based on a plurality of pieces of first contact information received from an external device and a plurality of pieces of identified second contact information stored in a subscriber identification module (SIM) card, identify a plurality of pieces of tag information corresponding to the plurality of pieces of third contact information, receive an input for selecting a first parameter from among the plurality of pieces of parameters, identify at least one piece of first tag information, obtain a plurality of pieces of fifth contact information based on at least one piece of fourth contact information, and provide remaining pieces of contact information other than at least one piece of fourth contact information.