Dynamic Message Delay with Override Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for delaying the sending and receiving of messages are either perpetual or manual, lacking dynamic and adaptive control based on changing conditions.
Innovation Solution
A computer device and method that delay message sending based on a configurable delay period, which can be fixed, dynamic, or variable, and include override conditions to adjust or cancel the delay, using data sources like GPS and third-party applications to monitor and update delay factors such as location and arrival times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual or perpetual delay methods are used, then users can control message timing, but the system lacks dynamic adaptation to changing conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic delay periods that automatically adjust based on real-time conditions. The system monitors delay factors (such as user availability, network status, or priority changes) and modifies the message delay duration accordingly, transitioning from static manual delays to adaptive dynamic delays without requiring complex user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the outcome of delay execution and changes in delay factors are continuously monitored. This feedback loop enables the system to learn from past delays and adjust future delay periods, achieving dynamic adaptation while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed delay periods are used, then message timing is predictable, but the system cannot respond to urgent changes or override conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes override conditions in advance that automatically trigger when specific events occur (such as high-priority messages arriving, user availability changes, or deadline approaches). These pre-configured anti-actions counteract the fixed delay by either reducing it or canceling it entirely, ensuring the system can respond to urgent changes while maintaining predictable timing under normal conditions.
3Ease of operation
If users manually control each message delay, then precise timing control is achieved, but user workload and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service automation where messages automatically configure their own delay periods based on pre-set user preferences, message priorities, and real-time delay factor monitoring. The system independently evaluates override conditions and adjusts delays without requiring continuous user intervention, significantly reducing user effort while maintaining acceptable timing precision through automated decision-making algorithms.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and devices for verifying whether to send a message may include delaying, at an operating system executing on the computer device, sending of a message to at least one recipient based at least upon an associated delay period for the message. The methods and devices may include verifying a completion of the delay period and determining whether at least one override condition exists. The methods and devices may include altering a sending of the message when the at least one override condition occurred.