Customized Group Communication UI for Public Safety

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication applications often present users with irrelevant or superfluous user interface elements for communication groups that do not match their service capabilities, leading to interface clutter and complexity, especially in public safety scenarios where efficient communication is critical.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for providing a customized user interface for group communication, where an electronic processor determines the service capabilities of registered communication groups and configures user interface elements based on these capabilities and the type of group communication application, ensuring only relevant elements are displayed, thereby simplifying the user experience and reducing complexity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If communication applications display all registered communication groups, then completeness of information is improved, but user interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of informationVSAvoiduser interface complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by customizing the user interface based on the specific type of group communication application. Different application types (e.g., public safety, commercial, personal) receive different UI configurations that highlight relevant communication groups while hiding irrelevant ones. This ensures each user context receives tailored information presentation rather than a uniform approach.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the user interface by determining the type of group communication application and automatically filtering communication groups based on that type. The UI configuration changes dynamically according to the application context, showing only relevant groups without requiring manual user configuration or overwhelming the user with all possible groups.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If communication applications include all communication groups, then coverage is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovecoverageVSAvoidease of operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically determining the application type and pre-filtering the list of communication groups before presentation to the user. This preliminary classification and filtering action eliminates the need for users to manually sort through irrelevant groups, making the interface easier to operate while maintaining comprehensive coverage of relevant groups.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of operation

If user interface elements are customized based on application type, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of operationVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies self-service by automatically determining the application type and configuring the appropriate user interface without requiring manual user input or complex user preferences. The system serves itself by making intelligent decisions about UI configuration based on the detected application context, reducing the burden on users while maintaining simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies universality by creating a single group communication application that can serve multiple application types (public safety, commercial, personal) through automatic detection and adaptive UI configuration. Rather than requiring separate applications for different use cases, one universal application handles all scenarios by dynamically adjusting its interface based on the detected context.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10142454B2Method for providing a customized user interface for group communication at a communication device

Publication Date: 2018.11.27 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC

AI summary

A method for providing a customized user interface for group communication at a communication device is provided. An electronic processor determines a list of communication groups with which a user identifier of the communication device is registered and identifies a communication group type for each communication group in the list based on service capabilities of the respective communication group. The electronic processor assigns a set of communication group types for the user identifier and determines a type of group communication application to be configured at the communication device. The electronic processor then generates user interface elements as a function of the set of communication group types and the type of group communication application and configures the group communication application including the user interface elements at the communication device for supporting group communication.