Group Identifier Management for Communication Device Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with multiple communication devices face challenges in managing unique identifiers, maintaining consistency across devices, and coordinating settings or messages, leading to inconvenience and inefficiency, particularly for hearing-impaired users who rely on video phone systems for communication.
Innovation Solution
A communication system and method that allows users to create and manage user groups, assigning both individual and group unique identifiers to communication devices, enabling seamless communication and synchronization of settings across devices within a group.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manage multiple communication devices individually with separate user accounts and unique identifiers, then each device can operate independently, but users face the burden of keeping track of different login credentials and multiple unique identifiers, increasing complexity and reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual device management into a unified group management system. Users can create a user group that encompasses multiple communication devices, allowing centralized management of settings, contacts, and communication preferences across all devices in the group through a single interface, thereby reducing the complexity of managing multiple unique identifiers and login credentials
2Measurement precision
If each communication device has its own unique identifier for making and receiving video calls, then device identification is precise, but other people are inconvenienced by keeping track of several unique identifiers when dialing calls or receiving caller ID information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal group identifier that can be used by anyone to contact any device within the user group. This group identifier serves multiple functions: it acts as a single contact point for all devices in the group, maintains precise identification capabilities through its association with individual device identifiers, and simplifies the calling process for external users who only need to know one identifier to reach any device in the group
3Reliability
If users want to maintain consistent settings and information across multiple communication devices, then communication quality is improved, but users must repeat actions on each device separately, increasing time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where settings and information entered on one device are automatically propagated to other devices in the user group. The system monitors changes in settings, contacts, and communication preferences on any device and provides real-time or near-real-time synchronization to all other devices in the group, ensuring consistency without requiring manual repetition of actions
Data Source
AI summary
Devices and methods for creating and administering a user group with a user interface of a communication device. One or more servers are configured to address the communication device with an individual unique identifier assigned to the communication device. The one or more servers are also configured to address the communication device with a group unique identifier assigned to the new user group.