Mobile Terminal Contact Card Management via Communication Event Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile phone contact management systems are inadequate as they do not provide a comprehensive view of contact interaction states, making it difficult to distinguish between frequently contacted, rarely contacted, or unneeded contacts, leading to poor contact card management and lacking business application functions.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for managing a mobile terminal contact card that extracts and analyzes communication events over preset periods, counting and associating them to display the number of interactions, enabling intuitive visualization of contact states and improving interpersonal relationship management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional independent contact card management is used, then the contact card system is simple to maintain, but it cannot provide comprehensive contact interaction states and lacks business application functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges contact card management with communication records by extracting communication events from call logs, messages, and emails associated with each contact. This integration combines previously independent data sources into a unified system that provides comprehensive contact interaction states while maintaining manageable complexity through systematic data organization.
2Measurement precision
If detailed communication event tracking is implemented, then contact interaction states can be accurately analyzed, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments communication events into distinct types (calls, messages, emails) and categorizes them by contact. This segmentation allows precise tracking of interaction states while managing complexity through structured classification. The system processes different event types separately and aggregates them into meaningful contact statistics, achieving measurement precision without overwhelming system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that extracts and analyzes communication events from various sources before presenting aggregated contact states to the user. This intermediary layer handles the complex data processing behind the scenes while providing simplified, intuitive contact information displays, effectively mediating between detailed tracking requirements and user-friendly presentation.
3Loss of information
If communication records are extracted and analyzed for every contact, then comprehensive contact state information is provided, but the processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic updates of contact interaction states by extracting and analyzing communication events at scheduled intervals rather than continuously. This periodic action ensures comprehensive contact information is maintained while significantly reducing processing time and energy consumption compared to continuous monitoring. The system refreshes contact states based on predefined time periods, balancing information completeness with resource efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and a device are disclosed for managing a contact card of a mobile terminal, belonging to the mobile terminal field. The method includes: for every other preset period of time, extracting a communication event of a specific contact from a communication record of a mobile terminal; counting the number of the communication event of the specific contact according to a type of the communication event; and associating the specific contact with the communication event, so as to simultaneously display the number of the communication event of the contact when displaying the contact. A statistical result is displayed in a mobile phone contact card book, intuitively displaying a latest contact state, so that it is convenient for the user to process and maintain interpersonal communications, thereby enhancing and promoting communication and life for people.