Dormant SIM Card Detection for Threshold-Based Discount Push

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems fail to detect dormant SIM cards, leading to poor user experience as users cannot access cost-effective plans when reactivating them, resulting in missed discounts.

Innovation Solution

An information push method that calculates the dormant duration of a SIM card by determining the startup and shutdown times and sends corresponding discount information when the dormant duration reaches a preset threshold, utilizing network protocols to trigger automatic notifications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If no dormant card detection mechanism is implemented, then system complexity is low, but user experience deteriorates due to inability to provide discounts to reactivating users

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by recording shutdown times and calculating dormant durations before the user reactivates the card. When the dormant duration reaches the threshold, the system is already prepared to push discount information, ensuring timely user engagement without requiring complex real-time monitoring during reactivation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically detects dormant cards and pushes relevant information without requiring manual intervention. The dormant card detection mechanism self-manages the entire process from recording shutdown times to calculating dormant durations and pushing notifications, reducing operational complexity while improving user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If dormant card detection is implemented, then user engagement improves, but measurement precision requirements increase for accurate dormant duration calculation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoidtime measurement precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses parameter changes by establishing a clear threshold for dormant duration (e.g., 90 days) to trigger notifications. This approach transforms continuous time measurement into discrete actionable states, reducing the need for ultra-precise time tracking while maintaining effective user engagement through timely discount pushes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20260006104A1Information push method and device for dormant card, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.01.01 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Provided are an information push method and device for a dormant card, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a startup time of the dormant card and a shutdown time which is closest to the startup time in the case of detecting a startup flag of a terminal with the dormant card; calculating a difference between the startup time and the shutdown time as a dormant duration; and pushing corresponding discount information to the terminal with the dormant card in the case of the dormant duration reaching a preset time threshold.