Message Thread Forwarding via Automatic Reply-Chain Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies require users to manually search and select multiple associated messages for forwarding, which is cumbersome and inefficient during real-time information communication.
Innovation Solution
An interaction method and apparatus that automatically determines associated messages based on reply relationships and forwards them together with the target message, simplifying the forwarding process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually search and select multiple associated messages for forwarding, then the forwarding operation can be performed, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically identifies and selects associated messages based on reply relationships without requiring user intervention. When a user initiates a forwarding operation on a target message, the system autonomously determines which messages are associated (parent messages and sibling messages in the reply chain) and includes them in the forwarding operation, making the system serve itself rather than requiring manual user selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes the reply relationship structure between messages before the forwarding operation is needed. By maintaining a data structure that records parent-child relationships and sibling relationships among messages, the system has already prepared the information needed to quickly identify associated messages when forwarding is requested, eliminating the need for real-time searching and selection.
2Measurement precision
If users manually search and select multiple associated messages, then accurate message selection is achieved, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines which messages are associated with the target message by querying the pre-established reply relationship data structure. This self-service approach ensures accurate selection of parent messages and sibling messages without requiring the user to understand or navigate the complex message relationships manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the reply relationship information from the message data structure and uses it to identify associated messages. By separating the relationship determination logic from the user operation, the system maintains selection accuracy while simplifying the user interface and operation process.
Data Source
AI summary
An interaction method and an interaction apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving an interaction request for processing a target message in an interaction information display page; and in response to the interaction request indicating processing multiple messages, processing the target message and at least one associated message of the target message according to a processing mode indicated by the interaction request.