Instant Messaging Group Send via Independent Forwarding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for group sending messages in instant communication are inefficient, requiring users to manually select and send messages to multiple contacts one by one, which is time-consuming and complicated, especially on mobile devices with limited power, and do not ensure message privacy.
Innovation Solution
A method and terminal for group sending messages that allow users to acquire and send messages to multiple contacts simultaneously using contact identifications, independently forwarding the message to each recipient without revealing other receivers, thereby simplifying operations, improving efficiency, and extending mobile device battery life while ensuring message privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users send messages to multiple contacts one by one using the instant communication tool, then the message can be sent to each contact individually, but the efficiency of group sending message is very low and it is a waste of time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual message sending operations into a single group sending operation. The terminal device sends the same message to multiple target contacts simultaneously through one operation, merging what would otherwise be separate sending actions into a unified process, thereby improving efficiency and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the group sending function into distinct operational components: selecting multiple target contacts from the contact list, inputting the message content once, and executing simultaneous delivery to all selected contacts. This segmentation allows the system to handle group sending as a structured process rather than multiple ad-hoc operations.
2Ease of operation
If users establish a chat group or discussion group to send messages to multiple contacts, then the message can be sent to all members, but the method needs to establish a group manually first which is very complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential functionality of group messaging (sending the same message to multiple contacts) from the complex group establishment process. Instead of requiring users to create formal chat groups or discussion groups, the system allows direct selection of multiple contacts from the contact list and sends messages to them simultaneously, taking out only the necessary message delivery function without the overhead of group management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent inverts the traditional approach by not requiring group creation before messaging. Instead of establishing a group structure first and then sending messages, the system allows users to directly select multiple contacts and send messages to them immediately, reversing the conventional sequence of operations to simplify the user workflow.
3Loss of time
If users send messages to multiple contacts simultaneously, then the operation time is reduced, but the contacts may acknowledge other contacts who receive the message which compromises message privacy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the terminal device acts as a mediator between the sender and multiple target contacts. The device handles the simultaneous delivery to all selected contacts while controlling the information flow, ensuring that each contact receives the message independently without gaining knowledge of other recipients, thus protecting message privacy while maintaining efficient group sending.
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AI summary
Provided is a method for group sending message in instant communication, including following steps: acquiring a request for group sending message, accessing a first contact list, and then acquiring information of multiple contacts selected from said first contact list; acquiring inputted message to be group sent; and sending said inputted message to a respective receiving terminal of each of said contacts by sending said inputted message to a respective receiving terminal corresponding to each of the contact identifications. By implementing the technical scheme of the present disclosure, the user's time in operating is reduced, the efficiency of group sending message is improved, especially when the method is applied in a mobile terminal, the duration time of the mobile terminal is prolonged, and the security of group sending message is improved. The disclosure also provides a terminal and a computer storage medium for group sending message in instant communication.