Mobile Phone Auto-Response Method for Quiet Mode Messaging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Mobile phone users often cannot respond to short messages in a timely manner on special occasions, such as during meetings or exams, due to inability to carry or operate their phone, leading to communication inconvenience.

Innovation Solution

A method for automatically responding to mobile phone short messages by setting an auto-response number and content, which activates when a new message is received from a designated sender, sending an auto-response message while the phone is in quiet mode and saving it in the sent box.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the mobile phone plays preset ring tone to alert user of new short messages, then the user can be notified in time, but the user cannot avoid disturbance during special occasions such as meetings or exams

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage notification reliabilityVSAvoiddisturbance during special occasions
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically sending a pre-configured response message when a new short message is received, before the user needs to manually respond. This automated preliminary response ensures timely communication while allowing the user to later review and send additional personalized replies if needed, thus solving the contradiction between reliable notification and avoiding disturbance during special occasions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the user manually responds to each short message, then the response can be personalized and accurate, but the response time is delayed on special occasions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse personalizationVSAvoidresponse delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically sending a pre-configured response message when a new short message is received, before the user needs to manually respond. This automated preliminary response ensures timely communication while allowing the user to later review and send additional personalized replies if needed, thus solving the contradiction between reliable notification and avoiding disturbance during special occasions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The response process is segmented into two parts: an automatic preliminary response sent immediately upon receiving a message, and an optional manual personalized response sent later by the user. This segmentation allows the system to address the time sensitivity by sending an immediate automated response while preserving the ability to add personalization later, thus resolving the contradiction between response speed and personalization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the mobile phone is set to quiet mode to avoid disturbance, then the user is not disturbed during special occasions, but the user cannot be notified of new short messages

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisturbance during special occasionsVSAvoidmessage notification
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically detecting new short messages and sending pre-configured response messages without requiring user intervention or notification. The automated system serves itself by monitoring the inbox, identifying new messages, and dispatching appropriate responses, thus solving the contradiction between maintaining quiet mode and ensuring message notification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8385954B2Method for automatically responding to mobile phone short messages
Publication Date: 2013.02.26 HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a method for automatically responding to mobile phone short messages, comprising the following steps: step a, set a short message auto responding number and auto responding content; step b, when receiving a new message, judge whether the sender number of the new message needs an auto response; step c, if the number needs an auto response, respond the auto responding message to the sender of the short message. The method for automatically responding to mobile phone short messages provided in the invention can auto respond short messages to one or some phone numbers according to the requirement of a user, and can input auto responding content according to the requirement of the user, thus greatly helping the user respond a short message in time on special occasions.