Mobile Duplicate Message Management via Incident Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Duplicate text messages are a nuisance for mobile device users due to changes in messaging protocols, making it difficult for devices to identify and suppress them effectively, leading to unnecessary message delivery and network traffic.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method on mobile communication devices that monitors text messages by comparing metadata factors, assigns incident scores, and suppresses messages based on user-defined criteria, utilizing network status reports and machine learning systems to adapt detection and suppression strategies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If text messages are monitored and compared using metadata factors to identify duplicates, then duplicate message detection accuracy is improved, but device processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the duplicate detection process into distinct components: receiving messages through multiple protocols, extracting metadata factors (sender ID, timestamp, message content, protocol type), comparing these segmented factors against a log of previously received messages, and assigning incident scores based on match patterns. This segmentation allows complex multi-protocol message analysis to be broken into manageable comparison steps, improving detection accuracy without overwhelming device processing capabilities.
2Loss of energy
If incident scoring and suppression based on user criteria threshold is implemented, then network resource consumption is reduced, but user control requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by presenting user feedback notifications when suppressed messages are detected, allowing users to review and adjust the user criteria threshold. The incident scoring mechanism provides quantitative feedback about message similarity, and the system adapts to user preferences by allowing threshold modification. This feedback loop reduces network resource consumption through intelligent suppression while maintaining user control through adjustable criteria and notification options.
3Reliability
If multiple messaging protocols are monitored simultaneously, then message delivery completeness is improved, but duplicate identification difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal monitoring system that handles multiple messaging protocols (SMS, MMS, RCS, OTT applications) through a single incident scoring mechanism. The system extracts common metadata factors across different protocols and applies a unified comparison approach against the message log. This multi-functional approach ensures complete message delivery monitoring across all protocols while simplifying duplicate identification through standardized factor extraction and scoring, rather than requiring separate detection mechanisms for each protocol type.
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AI summary
An adaptable method of monitoring a mobile communication device for duplicate text messages. The method of monitoring for duplicate text messages comprises receiving, by a monitoring application, a text message by a first messaging protocol and a second text message by a second messaging protocol, wherein the first and second text message comprises message metadata and message content. The first and second message metadata is recorded into a message log. The monitoring application compares at least one factor of the second message metadata to the first message metadata stored in the message log and assigns an incident score. The second text message is displayed if the incident score exceeds a user criteria threshold. A user feedback selection input is displayed along with the text message on the display log.