Messaging Server Automatic Call Scheduling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing messaging systems do not provide a seamless way for users to schedule automatic calls with friends, lacking a straightforward mechanism for initiating calls at designated times.
Innovation Solution
The messaging system allows users to schedule calls by specifying the date and time through a user interface, sending invitations to participants, and automatically initiating the call when accepted, utilizing a messaging server system to manage the scheduling and participation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If users manually initiate calls, then call initiation is simple and direct, but users cannot schedule calls for future times or automate the calling process
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-configure call parameters including recipient identifiers, scheduled time, and date before the actual call event. The messaging server stores these parameters and automatically initiates the call at the predetermined time without requiring user presence or manual intervention at call time.
Solution Approach 2:
The messaging server acts as an intermediary between the user's initial request and the actual call initiation. It receives the scheduling request, stores the parameters, manages the timing, and automatically triggers the call connection between users at the scheduled time, eliminating the need for direct user intervention.
2Reliability
If the system stores detailed scheduling parameters, then call scheduling becomes precise and reliable, but the system requires more data management capability
Solution Approach 1:
The scheduling parameters are segmented into distinct components including recipient identifier, scheduled time, and date. Each parameter is independently stored and managed in the messaging server's database, allowing for precise control and retrieval of each element without requiring complex interdependencies between them.
3Ease of operation
If users can schedule calls without manual initiation, then user engagement and convenience improve, but the messaging system requires enhanced functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The messaging server is designed to handle multiple functions within a single system: it manages both real-time messaging and scheduled call initiation. The same server infrastructure that routes messages also stores scheduling parameters and triggers calls, eliminating the need for separate dedicated scheduling hardware or software.
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AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for scheduling a call to be automatically initiated between users. The program and method provide for receiving, from a first device associated with a first user, a request for a call to be automatically initiated, at a scheduled time, between the first device and a second device corresponding to a second user; providing, to the second device and in response to the receiving, an invitation to participate in the call; receiving, from the second device and in response to the providing, an acceptance of the invitation; and providing for automatically initiating the call between the first device and the second device at the scheduled time.