Mobile Message Pop-up Display for Priority Sender Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for notifying users of incoming messages on mobile devices are inconvenient, often requiring users to navigate through locked screens and may mix important messages with spam, making it difficult to quickly retrieve priority messages.

Innovation Solution

Implement a method where prioritized senders, identified by their Calling Line Identity, trigger a pop-up window display on the touch screen with at least part of the message content, allowing immediate processing even after unlocking, and enabling gesture control for easy message handling.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conventional message notification methods are used, then all messages are displayed uniformly, but important messages are mixed with spam making it difficult to quickly retrieve priority messages

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage priority informationVSAvoidmessage retrieval convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments messages into different priority categories (VIP and non-VIP senders) and applies different display treatments to each category. VIP messages are displayed in a prominent pop-up window format, while non-VIP messages use standard notification icons, allowing users to quickly distinguish and retrieve important messages without sifting through spam.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies different visual qualities and display characteristics to different parts of the notification system. VIP messages receive enhanced visual treatment including pop-up windows, while non-VIP messages use subtle icon notifications. This local differentiation in display quality enables users to immediately identify priority messages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If a key lock is activated for security, then device security is improved, but users must navigate through locked screens making message retrieval inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice securityVSAvoidmessage access convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring VIP sender categories and message priority levels before messages arrive. When VIP messages are received, the system automatically triggers pop-up display without requiring users to navigate through locked screens or manually check folders, thus maintaining security while enabling convenient access to important messages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If pop-up window display is used for VIP messages, then message visibility and accessibility are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage visibilityVSAvoidnotification system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic notification system that automatically adjusts the display format based on message priority. The system dynamically switches between standard icon notifications for non-VIP messages and prominent pop-up windows for VIP messages, providing enhanced visibility when needed without permanently increasing interface complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP2410703B1Method and device for displaying received messages
Publication Date: 2019.01.23 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
  • EP2410703B1 patent drawingFigure 1

AI summary

The method involves identifying whether a sender of message belongs to a prioritized category based on the categories assigned in mobile telephone, on receiving the message. The contents of the message are partially displayed as popup message in picture screen (4) of the mobile telephone, when the sender belongs to prioritized category. Reading of the complete message in a scroll window is enabled immediately after cancellation of key lock by the user of mobile telephone. An independent claim is included for mobile telephone.