Mobile Device Message Filtering via Server Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices face challenges in accessing information promptly and conveniently when receiving messages from other devices, especially when the user is absent or out of direct access range, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs due to unnecessary message reception and processing.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device with a wireless communication unit, signal processing unit, and control unit that allows remote access to other devices, determining message importance, displaying user interfaces for selection, and remotely controlling the remote device to access and send information, while also incorporating a message-sending server for handling user absence conditions and charging processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the mobile device receives all messages from other devices, then the user can access all information, but the device complexity and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message-sending server as an intermediary between the sending device and the mobile device. The server receives messages, determines delivery conditions, and selectively forwards messages to the mobile device. This mediator approach filters out unnecessary messages before they reach the mobile device, reducing processing complexity while maintaining information accessibility for important messages.
2Loss of information
If the mobile device processes all received messages, then complete information is available, but energy consumption and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The message-sending server performs preliminary actions by determining message importance and delivery conditions before forwarding messages to the mobile device. The server pre-processes messages, filters out non-urgent ones, and only forwards important messages or those meeting specific conditions. This preliminary filtering reduces the number of messages the mobile device must process, thereby conserving energy while maintaining access to critical information.
3Loss of information
If the mobile device receives messages when the user is absent, then no information is lost, but unnecessary charges and processing occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile device or user can provide information about availability status to the message-sending server. The server uses this feedback to determine whether to forward messages during user absence. When the user is absent, the server can delay message forwarding or notify the user upon return, avoiding unnecessary processing charges while ensuring important messages are delivered when the user is available.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a mobile device and a control method thereof. The mobile device includes a communication interface configured to perform communication via a network; a display configured to display an image; and a processor. The processor is configured to process a signal transmitted or received by the communication interface, control the display to display the image based on the processed signal, control the communication interface to transmit device information of the mobile device to a server, wherein the mobile device is able to receive a message from a remote device through the communication interface, based on the server receiving reference information indicating that the remote device is set to a condition where the remote device is unable to receive the message, receive the message from the server, wherein the message is received through a counterpart device, and process the message to transmit a command to the remote device, such that the server remotely controls the remote device to transmit information requested by a user of the counterpart device corresponding to the command to the counterpart device.