Messaging Preference Negotiation for Conflict Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current messaging systems lack effective means for users to be aware of and enforce their preferences, leading to potential conflicts and unauthorized changes during messaging sessions.
Innovation Solution
Implement a method where devices exchange and compare messaging preferences, negotiate modifications if conflicts arise, and enforce agreed-upon preferences before initiating a messaging session, using a computer-implemented system with modules for receiving, comparing, determining, and negotiating preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a user pre-configures messaging preferences locally on their device, then the user can maintain personal control over messaging settings, but the user becomes unaware of the remote user's preferences and cannot enforce their own preferences during the messaging session
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preference exchange and comparison before the messaging session begins. The first device receives the second device's preferences, compares them with its own, and determines whether to commence messaging only after this preliminary preference alignment process, ensuring preferences are established beforehand rather than during the session
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where the first device receives preference information from the second device, compares it with its own preferences, and uses this feedback to determine whether to proceed with the messaging session. This creates a closed-loop system where preference information flows back to the user for informed decision-making
2Adaptability or versatility
If a messaging system allows users to set their own preferences without restriction, then users maintain flexibility and control, but conflicts arise when users with incompatible preferences engage in messaging sessions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preference exchange and comparison before the messaging session begins. The first device receives the second device's preferences, compares them with its own, and determines whether to commence messaging only after this preliminary preference alignment process, ensuring preferences are established beforehand rather than during the session
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively identifies and addresses preference conflicts before they can cause harm. By comparing preferences in advance and providing information to the user, the system prevents the harmful effect of incompatible preferences from manifesting during the messaging session
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for a computer-implemented method for improved messaging between devices, which are local or remote to each other. One example embodiment includes a first device, having a first set of messaging preferences, receiving a second set of messaging preferences from a second device, such as a computer having instant messaging capabilities, in communication with the first device. Further, the example embodiment includes comparing the sets of messaging preferences to yield results showing if any conflicting messaging preferences exist between the devices. If conflicting messaging preferences exist, then the devices may negotiate in order to remove such conflicting messaging preferences. Further still, the example embodiment includes determining whether to commence the messaging based on the existence of any conflicting messaging preferences and by enforcing the possibly re-configured messaging preferences during a messaging session. If no conflicting preferences exist, then the messaging session commences.