Missed Call Server Group Management System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication technologies lack efficient methods for users to manage groups with reduced costs, simplicity, and enhanced access, particularly in forming and modifying groups using telephones.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a missed call server to allocate phone numbers for group formation and management, allowing users to create, join, and leave groups through missed calls, with features for group leaders to manage membership and communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional group management methods are used, then group formation is possible, but it requires complex procedures and additional call charges
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to automatically join groups by placing missed calls to designated group numbers. The server autonomously processes these missed calls, identifies the caller, and adds them to the appropriate group without requiring manual intervention or additional communication charges, thus making the service self-serve and cost-effective
Solution Approach 2:
A server acts as an intermediary between telephone users and group management. The server receives missed calls, processes group membership requests, and manages group communications, thereby simplifying the user interface and eliminating the need for complex manual group management procedures
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual group management procedures are used, then group control is possible, but it increases operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex group management logic from the user's telephone device and relocates it to a dedicated server. The server handles all complex operations including member addition, removal, and communication routing, while the user's telephone only needs to place simple missed calls, thereby reducing operational complexity at the user end
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides universal group management capabilities that can handle multiple group operations (formation, membership management, communication) through a single unified interface. Users can manage multiple groups and perform various operations using the same missed call mechanism, enhancing versatility without increasing complexity
Data Source
AI summary
An aspect of the present invention facilitates formation of groups using missed calls. In an embodiment, upon receipt of a first missed call to a pre-specified number from a first user, a missed call server allocates a first phone number to a new group. Upon receiving missed calls to such allocated number, the corresponding callers (i.e., the phone numbers of the callers) are added to the group. According to another aspect of the present invention, different phone numbers are allocated for different groups, and the members are added in each group, in response to missed calls to the corresponding numbers. Additional management tasks such as provide group owner the ability to approve/reject the addition/removal requests, formation of sub-groups, etc., are also facilitated based on missed calls.