Mobile Terminal Feed Information Collection via Share Event Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile terminals only collect and share information explicitly selected by users, failing to automatically gather and share content exchanged between users as feed information, which limits user convenience and the terminal's usability and competitiveness.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a mobile terminal that detects share events during content transmission or reception through communication applications, generates feed information based on this content, and stores it for sharing, enhancing user convenience and usability by automatically collecting and sharing feed information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the mobile terminal only collects information explicitly selected by users through sharing buttons, then the device complexity and user operation burden are reduced, but the quantity and diversity of feed information available for sharing is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of feed informationVSAvoidcomplexity of information collection system
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal automatically detects share events and collects feed information without requiring explicit user selection or manual clipping. The system self-services by monitoring communication applications, detecting when content is shared, and automatically generating and storing feed information entries, thereby increasing information quantity while maintaining simple user interaction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection and collection of share events as they occur during normal communication application usage. By proactively monitoring and capturing share events in real-time, the system builds a comprehensive feed information database before users need to share content, eliminating the need for manual information gathering later

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the mobile terminal implements automatic detection of share events across communication applications, then the adaptability and versatility of feed information collection is improved, but the ease of operation and user control is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveversatility of feed information collectionVSAvoidease of information sharing operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The feed information collection system is designed to work universally across multiple communication applications (messaging, email, social media, etc.) through a single integrated detection mechanism. The system detects share events regardless of which communication application is being used, providing versatile cross-application functionality while maintaining a consistent simple user experience through the standard share button interface

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If the mobile terminal collects and stores feed information from all share events, then the productivity and effectiveness of information sharing is improved, but the loss of time for information processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproductivity of information sharingVSAvoidtime for detecting and storing feed information
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors communication applications for share events in the background without interrupting normal user operations. By maintaining continuous detection capability and processing feed information asynchronously, the system improves sharing productivity while minimizing perceived time loss, as users experience no additional delays in their normal communication workflow

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS10153999B2Method and apparatus for collecting feed information in mobile terminal
Publication Date: 2018.12.11 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for collecting feed information in a mobile terminal are disclosed. The method and apparatus collects information explicitly clipped by a user as well as content items exchanged between users as feed information. The method for collecting feed information in a mobile terminal includes: detecting a share event corresponding to transmission or reception of content through a communication application implemented in the mobile terminal; generating feed information based on the content; and storing the generated feed information.