Portable Device Relationship Notification via Automatic Server Query
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of portable electronic devices face the challenge of determining relationships with other users in social networking environments without having to operate their devices, which can be considered impolite or inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device equipped with a communication block, information acquisition block, and notification block that communicates with other devices to acquire and notify users of relationship information from an external server, allowing for discreet notification of relationship details without user operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a user operates the device to check relationship information while meeting another user, then the user can obtain relationship information, but it is considered impolite to the other user
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects when another portable device is nearby and autonomously acquires relationship information from the server without requiring the user to manually operate the device. The notification is then automatically displayed, allowing the system to serve itself in obtaining and presenting relationship information.
Solution Approach 2:
The relationship information is acquired in advance when another portable device is detected in proximity, before the user would need to manually check. This preliminary automatic acquisition ensures the information is ready when needed without requiring impolite manual operation during social interaction.
2Ease of operation
If the device automatically notifies the user of relationship information without operation, then user convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device leverages its existing multi-functional capabilities - using the communication block for detecting nearby devices, the information acquisition block for server communication, and the notification block for user alerts. These existing components work together to provide automatic notification functionality without requiring entirely new specialized hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple functions into a coordinated automatic process: proximity detection, information acquisition, and notification delivery are combined into a single automated workflow. This integration allows the device to handle relationship information notification efficiently using existing components working in unison.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable electronic device includes: a communication block configured to communicate with another portable electronic device different from said portable electronic device; an information acquisition block configured to acquire relation information that is information about a relation between a user of said portable electronic device and a user of said other portable electronic device from an external server through a network when said communication block communicates with said other electronic device; and a notification block configured to notify the user of said portable electronic device of the relation information acquired by said information acquisition block.