Messaging Interface Tag-Based Grouping for Multi-Recipient Readability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current messaging interfaces on mobile devices struggle to efficiently manage and display a large number of messages exchanged between a sender and multiple recipients, leading to decreased readability due to the mixing of messages from different recipients and the lack of organization based on communication threads.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for grouping and displaying messages using tags, where messages are organized by recipient and inquiry message, with tags indicating message type, ID, and recipient, allowing for separate display of messages within the sender's interface and private communication between the sender and each recipient.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If messages from multiple recipients are displayed in a single interface without grouping, then the interface simplicity is maintained, but message readability and organization deteriorate due to mixing of messages from different recipients
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments messages by creating distinct groups for each recipient within the single interface. Messages are organized into separate conversational threads or groups, allowing the interface to maintain simplicity while improving readability through logical segmentation of mixed messages from multiple recipients.
2Loss of information
If messages are grouped by recipient and inquiry message using tags, then message organization and readability are improved, but the device complexity increases due to tag management and grouping logic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by using tags with multiple functions: they identify recipients, categorize inquiry messages, and enable grouping logic. This multi-functional tag system reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each function, thereby managing complexity while achieving effective message organization.
Solution Approach 2:
Tags serve as intermediaries between the raw message data and the organized display structure. The tagging system mediates the complexity by providing a standardized mechanism for identifying and grouping messages, simplifying the overall system architecture despite the added organizational capability.
3Loss of information
If all messages are displayed openly in the sender's interface, then information accessibility is improved, but privacy among multiple recipients deteriorates due to visibility of replies from other recipients
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the visible message space into private groups or threads for each recipient. While all messages remain accessible in the interface, they are segmented such that recipients can only view their own conversational threads, thereby maintaining privacy while preserving information accessibility through the unified interface.
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AI summary
The disclosure is related to grouping and displaying messages exchanging between a sender and a plurality of recipients. A first message including a first tag may be sent to a plurality of recipient terminals. A second message may be received from at least one of the recipient terminals. The received second message may be grouped into a related message group based on the first tag and a second tag. The second tag may be included in the second message. The received second messages may be displayed within the related message group.