Instant Message Processor Structured Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional instant messaging applications struggle with managing large amounts of unstructured information, making it impractical to view and respond to numerous messages effectively, especially in trading environments where timely and structured data is crucial for financial transactions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing structured messaging to embed semantic information within text messages, allowing for interpretation by receiving systems to guide application functionality, process, and display information in a more organized manner, using an instant message processor to add structure to unstructured messages and encode control information for specific actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If conventional instant messaging applications are used to communicate time-sensitive information, then immediacy and simplicity of message exchange are achieved, but the ability to manage and process large amounts of unstructured information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments unstructured instant message content into structured components with specific schemas for different message types (trading messages, chat messages, system messages). Each message type has its own structured format with defined fields, enabling systematic processing while preserving the immediacy of IM communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of message structure from unstructured free text to structured formatted data with defined schemas. This transformation enables automated processing, filtering, and routing of messages based on their structured content, improving manageability without sacrificing communication speed.
2Ease of operation
If unstructured free text messages are used for instant communication, then ease of composition and universal compatibility are achieved, but the ability of receiving systems to interpret and act upon message content deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary structured message format that sits between free-text composition and automated processing. The structured schema acts as a mediator, allowing users to compose messages naturally while enabling receiving systems to extract and act upon specific semantic information through defined fields and types.
3Productivity
If structured messaging is implemented to embed semantic information, then the ability of receiving systems to interpret and process message content improves, but the complexity of message formatting and processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic message schemas that can adapt to different message types and contexts. The structured formatting is applied selectively based on message type, allowing the system to maintain simplicity for basic communications while providing structured processing capabilities when needed, thus balancing productivity gains with system complexity.
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AI summary
Various aspects relate to using structured messages within one or more systems that implement instant messaging function in a distributed computing environment. In particular, structured information may be encoded and embedded in unstructured instant messages and communicated among one or more computer systems, networks, applications or other entities. In one aspect, instant messaging may be leveraged as middleware for application integration. Other aspects relate to using structured message information to perform functions in a distributed instant messaging system. For example, structured message information may be used to control the display of instant message information to a user, or may be used to control how the instant message information is distributed, processed, or otherwise handled by a receiving system, application or process. Other aspects relate to an interface for displaying information relating to a number of instant messaging conversations to a user. Further, aspects relate to using instant messaging in a trading environment.