Group Communication Initiation via Contact Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile communication systems require users to select and connect with multiple individuals separately for group communication, such as calls or messages, which is a slow and complicated process.
Innovation Solution
The development of tools that allow users to create communication groups by dragging and dropping indicators of contacts into a collection area on their mobile device, or by automatically populating groups based on shared criteria like location or event invitations, enabling simultaneous communication with all members of the group.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users select each contact separately for group communication, then communication can be established with multiple individuals, but the process becomes slow and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual contact selections into a single group entity. Users can select multiple contacts simultaneously and treat them as one unified group, eliminating the need to individually manage each contact relationship. This merging approach directly reduces the complexity of selecting multiple contacts while maintaining the ability to communicate with all of them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables users to pre-define communication groups by selecting and organizing contacts in advance. Once a group is created, it can be reused for future communications without re-selecting individual contacts. This preliminary organization significantly speeds up subsequent group communication initiation and reduces the repeated complexity of manual contact selection.
2Loss of time
If users manually select each contact for recurring group communication, then communication can be established, but time is wasted on repeated selection processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows users to create and save communication groups with pre-selected contacts. When the same group needs to be contacted again, users simply select the saved group entity rather than re-selecting individual contacts. This preliminary organization eliminates repetitive selection work and significantly reduces the time loss associated with recurring group communications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables users to create copies of existing communication groups. When a group needs to be reused or modified, users can copy the entire group structure and its member selections, then make necessary adjustments. This copying mechanism avoids the time-consuming process of rebuilding groups from scratch and maintains ease of operation for recurring communications.
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AI summary
In implementations of creating a communication group, a mobile device can receive a selection to enable communication of location information between devices that correspond to entities from a group of entities associated with a user of the mobile device. The mobile device can receive location information that describes a physical location or proximity of the devices that correspond to the entities, and present in a user interface on a display device, a visual representation that indicates at least one of the entities is at a location within a pre-set distance of the mobile device. A communication group can be created that includes the entities selected from the group of entities associated with the user of the mobile device. The mobile device can also communicate the location information of the mobile device to all of the devices that correspond to the entities as a group communication based on the communication group.