Group Chat Recipient Selection via Event Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing group communication applications require users to manually select multiple recipients one by one, making the process cumbersome and inefficient, especially when specifying a large number of recipients.

Innovation Solution

A message sending method that allows users to quickly select recipients based on predetermined interaction events or user attributes, enabling batch message sending by determining recipients through interaction event information or user attribute information, and displaying member combinations for efficient selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users manually select multiple recipients one by one in existing group communication applications, then the message can be sent to specific individuals, but the process becomes cumbersome and inefficient, especially when specifying a large number of recipients

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecipient selection processVSAvoidtime required to select recipients
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the group members into different subsets based on their participation in interaction events. Instead of presenting all members for selection, the system divides them into meaningful groups (e.g., members who participated in a specific event, members with certain attributes), allowing users to select recipients by choosing subsets rather than individual members one by one.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary classification of group members into subsets based on interaction event information and user attributes before the user needs to select recipients. This pre-organization of members into meaningful groups eliminates the need for users to manually evaluate and select each recipient individually, significantly reducing selection time and effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the system displays all group members for selection, then users can choose any recipient, but the interface becomes complex and overwhelming when the group size is large

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecipient selection flexibilityVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The interface complexity is reduced by segmenting the list of all group members into multiple subsets based on interaction events and user attributes. Instead of displaying a single overwhelming list of all members, the system presents organized subsets (e.g., members who participated in a specific event, members with certain characteristics), making the interface more manageable and easier to navigate while maintaining full selection flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary filtering and organization of group members into subsets based on interaction event information and user attributes before presenting them to the user. This pre-processing step reduces the visual complexity of the interface by only displaying relevant subsets rather than all members, while still allowing users to access and select from the complete range of possible recipients through multiple organized views.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4340323B1Message sending method and apparatus, and device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.01.21 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided in the present disclosure are a message sending method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The message sending method comprises: receiving an input of a target message in a group session interface, and determining a receiving object for the target message, wherein the receiving object is at least one group member participating in a predetermined interaction event or at least one group member having a predetermined user attribute, and the at least one group member having the predetermined user attribute is a subset of all group members in a group; and sending the target message on the basis of the receiving object.