Hands-Free Message Queueing With Audio Readout for Driving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile phone technologies require substantial user input to manage incoming messages while the user is engaged in activities that limit their ability to read, such as driving, leading to potential distractions and safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that determines and delivers incoming text messages, emails, or messenger application messages without user input, allowing for automatic reading aloud of message content, sender identity, and providing options for user interaction through gestures or voice commands, enabling hands-free message management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the mobile phone requires substantial user input to manage incoming messages, then the user can control message handling, but the user cannot safely use the phone while engaged in activities like driving
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically reads aloud incoming messages without requiring user input to initiate the reading function. The phone serves itself by detecting incoming messages and autonomously presenting them through audio output, eliminating the need for the user to manually navigate menus or press buttons while driving.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical interaction (pressing buttons, touching screen) with acoustic output (reading aloud). Instead of requiring the user to mechanically interact with the phone interface, the system uses speech synthesis to convey message information auditorily, enabling safe operation while driving.
2Productivity
If the system automatically reads messages without user input, then the user can stay focused on their activity, but the user loses control over when messages are read
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user through audio notifications that messages have been read or are waiting to be read. This feedback mechanism allows the user to stay informed about message status without requiring continuous interaction, balancing automated delivery with user awareness and control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on user context and message priority. It can prioritize certain messages, pause reading upon user request, or modify delivery timing based on real-time conditions, maintaining flexibility and user control within the automated framework.
3Loss of information
If the system provides detailed message information, then the user receives complete information, but the user interface becomes complex and requires more user input
Solution Approach 1:
The system substitutes visual interface complexity with acoustic information delivery. Instead of presenting detailed message information through text displays and buttons that require navigation, the system reads message content aloud, providing complete information through speech while maintaining a simple, clean interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments message information into priority levels and delivers them through different acoustic channels. Important message elements are highlighted in the audio reading, allowing users to receive complete information selectively without overwhelming them with all details simultaneously, simplifying the interaction experience.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to receive and manage messages without taking their eyes off the road or from their activity, reducing distractions and enhancing safety by allowing hands-free interaction and message review.
Implementation Method 1
reading aloud the body of the text message, the email, or the message from the messenger application to the user
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a computer implemented method to be carried out with a processor and a memory, comprising: a) determining that one or more different types of messages selected from the group consisting of a text message, an email, and a message from the messenger application have been received; b) analyzing a content of the received text message, message from the messenger application, or email; c) placing the received email, message from the messenger application, or text message in a queue to be outputted; d) informing the user that the received text message, message from the messenger application, or email has been received from a sender by outputting at least a data associated with the message; e) allowing the user a time to take an affirmative action regarding the message; and f) taking an action regarding the message based on an input from the user.