Intelligent Reminding Method for Task Completion Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing reminding systems lack intelligence, often requiring manual setup and fail to adapt to the user's actual task processing conditions, leading to unnecessary reminders and missed tasks due to overwhelming information and lack of context-based notification.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent reminding method that determines whether to remind a user based on actual interaction with the task, using semantic analysis to identify task completion and interaction across multiple devices, thereby reducing repetitive reminders and improving task management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If manual reminder setting is used, then user can set reminders for unprocessed tasks, but the reminding function is low in intelligence and requires manual setup

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereminder setting automationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects tasks from communication messages and sets reminders without user intervention. The electronic device monitors message content, identifies task-related information, and autonomously configures reminder settings based on the detected task requirements, making the system self-serve the user's reminder needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of communication messages to detect task information before the user needs to be reminded. By proactively identifying tasks in incoming messages and pre-configuring reminder parameters, the system prepares the reminder function in advance rather than waiting for manual setup.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If reminders are sent based on fixed time intervals, then reminder function is simple to implement, but reminders are not performed according to actual task processing conditions leading to unnecessary or missed reminders

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereminder accuracyVSAvoidreminder control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors user interaction with tasks and provides feedback to adjust reminder behavior. By detecting whether the user has processed the task through interaction analysis, the system dynamically adjusts reminder sending decisions, stopping reminders when the task is completed and preventing unnecessary reminders when no processing is detected.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The reminder system transitions from static fixed-interval triggering to dynamic condition-based triggering. The reminder behavior adapts in real-time based on detected user interaction status, making the reminder timing flexible and responsive to actual task processing conditions rather than following a rigid schedule.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Measurement precision

If the system monitors user interaction across multiple devices, then task completion detection accuracy is improved, but information synchronization complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask completion detection accuracyVSAvoidmulti-device synchronization complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal account-based architecture where the same user account can log in to multiple electronic devices. This allows the reminder system to function consistently across different devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) and enables centralized task information management that automatically synchronizes across the device ecosystem through the shared account.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The user account serves as an intermediary that bridges multiple electronic devices. By using the account as the central identifier and data synchronization point, the system enables seamless information exchange between devices without requiring direct device-to-device communication, simplifying the multi-device synchronization architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4080862B1Intelligent reminding method and device
Publication Date: 2024.07.10 HONOR DEVICE CO LTD
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AI summary

An intelligent reminding method is provided, which is applicable to a first electronic device, and includes: receiving a message sent by a second electronic device, where the message is a first message received by a first application, and the first message includes a task that needs to be processed by a first user; determining whether there is first interaction information in the first electronic device, where an occurrence time of the first interaction information is later than a time point when the first message is received, and an interaction object of the first interaction information is a second user operating the second electronic device; and presenting reminding information in a case that there is not the first interaction information in the first electronic device, where the reminding information is used for reminding the first user that the task is not completed.