Incoming Call Alert Coordination with Selective Wearable Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
In scenarios where multiple electronic devices collaborate to remind a user of an incoming call, the indistinguishable reminders lead to decreased human-computer interaction efficiency as the user needs to check multiple devices to confirm which ones are reminding them of the same call.
Innovation Solution
An incoming call reminder system that selectively designates a primary device for reminding through vibration and/or ringing, while other devices display notifications without vibration or ringing, based on device usage status and preconfigured settings, ensuring timely notification and reducing redundant reminders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all electronic devices in the web of trust perform incoming call reminding, then the user is notified of incoming calls even when not using the smartphone, but the user must successively view all devices to determine which device is reminding, decreasing human-computer interaction efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different reminder roles to different devices based on their current usage state. The primary device (where the user is actively using) performs only visual notifications, while the standby device (where the user is not using) performs both visual and auditory/vibration reminders. This differentiated approach ensures reliable notification while improving interaction efficiency by making the reminding device identifiable through its reminder behavior.
2Reliability
If multiple devices perform vibration and/or ringing reminders simultaneously, then the user is ensured to be notified, but the indistinguishable reminders cause confusion and require the user to check multiple devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the auditory/vibration reminder function from all devices and assigns it specifically to the standby device only. The primary device retains only the visual notification function. This separation eliminates the confusion of indistinguishable reminders while maintaining reliable notification delivery, as the user can identify the standby device through its unique auditory/vibration reminder behavior.
3Productivity
If the system designates a third device (wearable device in worn state) as the primary reminding device, then redundant reminders are reduced and interaction efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases due to device state detection and role assignment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling devices to automatically detect their own usage state and autonomously determine their role (primary or standby device) without requiring complex centralized control. Each device independently assesses whether the user is actively using it, and based on this self-determined state, automatically adjusts its reminder behavior. This approach improves collaboration efficiency while minimizing system complexity through decentralized autonomous decision-making.
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AI summary
This application relates to the field of terminal technologies and provides an incoming call reminder system and method and an electronic device, to alleviate a problem that a plurality of devices indistinguishably perform incoming call reminding for a same incoming call request. Specific solutions are as follows: The first device receives a first incoming call request when the first device and the one or more second devices meet a first condition, where the first condition includes a screen off state; and in response to the first incoming call request, a third device in the one or more second devices and the first device perform incoming call reminding, and a fourth device other than the third device in the one or more second devices does not perform a vibration and/or ringing reminding, where the third device is a wearable device, and the third device is in a worn state.