Delayed Message Composition With Scheduled Queueing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing message composition techniques in electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, requiring multiple key presses and consuming unnecessary time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a delayed messaging mode that allows users to compose multiple messages to be transmitted at a future time without individual programming, along with visual differentiation of transmitted and delayed messages, and customizing visual representation for linked messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing message composition techniques are used, then messages can be transmitted, but the process is cumbersome and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads a library of reusable message templates and commonly used text sequences into memory. When the user activates delayed messaging mode, these pre-prepared message components are automatically retrieved and inserted, eliminating the need for users to type each message from scratch and reducing the number of key presses required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores copies of frequently used message templates in the device's memory. Users can select from these pre-copied message templates rather than composing each message individually, significantly reducing the time and effort required for message composition while maintaining message quality.
2Loss of energy
If existing message composition techniques are used, then messages can be sent individually, but it wastes user time and device energy particularly in battery-operated devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple message composition operations into a single batch process. When delayed messaging mode is activated, the user composes or selects multiple messages in one session, and the system schedules them for future transmission collectively. This consolidates the energy-intensive processing and user interaction into a single event rather than repeating it for each message.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary scheduling of multiple messages in advance, storing them in a queue with predetermined transmission times. This eliminates the need for repeated real-time processing and energy consumption for each individual message, as all messages are prepared and scheduled in one batch operation.
3Productivity
If delayed messaging mode is implemented, then multiple messages can be composed efficiently, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal delayed messaging mode that can handle multiple message types and transmission schedules through a single interface and process. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate specialized systems for each message scheduling scenario, managing complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a message queue as an intermediary component between the user interface and the transmission system. This queue acts as a buffer that manages multiple messages and their scheduling, decoupling the complexity of message management from both the user interface and the transmission mechanics, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to composing messages in various user interfaces. In some examples, the computer system composes a plurality of messages in a delayed messaging mode. In some examples, the computer system concurrently displays delayed messages and transmitted messages in different sections of a message transcript. In some embodiments, the computer system displays an interface for customizing the visual representation of a linked message to be transmitted in a messaging section.