Interrupt Manager for Unified Communication Event Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in managing communication events in information handling systems, as existing methods require configuring each application separately to modify, disable, or reduce application interrupts, which is time-consuming and prone to errors due to varying complexity and inconsistency across applications.

Innovation Solution

A centralized interrupt manager is introduced to receive and manage communication events from multiple applications, allowing users to select settings that determine the occurrence and type of event notifications, providing predefined and customizable options to filter notifications based on user preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users configure each application separately to manage communication events, then user control over notification settings is achieved, but time consumption and error probability increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of managing communication eventsVSAvoidtime required for configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple application-specific communication event management functions into a single centralized interrupt manager. This manager receives communication events from multiple applications and applies unified notification settings, eliminating the need for users to configure each application separately and significantly reducing configuration time while maintaining user control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The interrupt manager is designed as a universal component that handles communication events from multiple different applications through a single interface. It provides multi-functional capabilities including receiving events, filtering notifications, and managing user preferences across diverse applications, thereby simplifying the management process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users configure each application separately, then application-specific notification preferences can be set, but consistency and reliability of configuration decrease

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization of notification settingsVSAvoidconsistency of configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

By merging configuration operations into a single centralized interface, the system ensures that notification settings are applied consistently across all managed applications. The unified approach eliminates inconsistencies that arise from separate configurations while preserving the ability to customize settings according to user preferences.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The interrupt manager implements feedback mechanisms that monitor and track notification settings across applications. This ensures that configuration changes are reliably applied and maintained, providing users with consistent behavior across different applications while allowing for customized notification preferences.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If application interrupts are allowed, then users receive timely notifications of important events, but user interaction and potential errors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification deliveryVSAvoiduser interaction requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The interrupt manager serves as an intermediary between applications and users, filtering and managing communication events before they reach the user. It selectively allows important notifications to pass through while blocking less critical interrupts, thereby maintaining timely delivery of essential information while reducing unnecessary user interaction and potential errors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies partial action by selectively filtering notifications rather than blocking all interrupts or allowing all to pass through. The interrupt manager evaluates each communication event and applies appropriate filtering based on user preferences, ensuring that only necessary notifications reach the user, thus reducing interaction requirements while preserving important information delivery.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS8745636B2Communication event management methods, media and systems

Publication Date: 2014.06.03 DELL PROD LP

AI summary

A method for managing a communication event in an information handling system (IHS) is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving at least one communication event at an interrupt manager, wherein the interrupt manager manages the at least one communication event from an application. The method further includes receiving a selection of an interrupt manager setting in response to at least one communication event and generating at least one event notification based on the interrupt manager setting selected.