Dynamic Communication Format Routing Based on User Activity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of wireless devices often miss important communications due to settings being changed based on location, leading to missed calls or unread messages, especially in situations where they cannot attend to their device, such as meetings or while driving.
Innovation Solution
A system that routes communications to appropriate formats based on device settings, application settings, and location, including a processor, speaker, and display outputs, with routing logic that converts text to speech or speech to text, ensuring timely and appropriate delivery of messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If device automatically changes settings based on location, then user convenience is improved, but user may miss important communications
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes communication output parameters (text-to-speech conversion, notification methods) based on detected user activity states such as driving, sleeping, or meeting, rather than relying solely on manual user settings or location-based automation. This allows the device to adapt communication delivery to actual user circumstances, maintaining reliability while preserving convenience.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If device is placed in silent mode during meetings, then social appropriateness is improved, but user cannot receive important calls or messages
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary conversion process (text-to-speech) that transforms text communications into audible speech output. This allows the device to remain in silent mode without disruption while still delivering important communications through voice output, which can be heard without visual attention or traditional ringing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the output parameter of communications from traditional audible ringers to text-to-speech conversion, allowing silent mode to coexist with effective communication delivery. The communication format is dynamically adjusted based on the detected meeting context.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If user is driving and cannot read messages, then safety is improved, but user cannot access text message content
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses text-to-speech conversion as an intermediary mechanism that transforms written text messages into spoken audio. This allows drivers to receive full message content information through听觉 channel without visual attention, eliminating the need to read or interact with the display while driving.
4Adaptability or versatility
If device converts all communications to speech format, then accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects communication output formats based on real-time detection of user activity states rather than using a fixed conversion approach. Text-to-speech conversion is applied selectively only when needed (during driving, sleeping, or meeting detection), reducing unnecessary processing complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the output parameter format conditionally based on user context. Rather than permanently converting all communications, the device adjusts the communication parameter (text vs. speech output) dynamically according to detected activity states, maintaining simplicity when conversion is unnecessary.
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AI summary
A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be inure appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.