Mobile Terminal Message Processing for Address Book Automation

Solution Overview

Problem

Users of mobile phones face manual inefficiencies when updating communication information for contacts, as they need to send messages, read them, and manually edit address books, which is time-consuming and prone to errors.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a mobile terminal to automatically process messages by receiving sender identification and communication information, updating the local address book accordingly, reducing manual operations by querying and updating existing entries or creating new ones based on message content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual editing of address book is performed, then user can update contact information, but the process is time-consuming and prone to errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of contact information updateVSAvoidtime required for manual update

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs the address book update operation without requiring manual user intervention. The message processing system extracts contact information from incoming messages and autonomously updates the address book, eliminating the need for users to manually edit contact details while ensuring accurate information transfer.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical operation of editing address books with an automated information processing system. The system uses software-based message parsing and data extraction mechanisms to automatically update contact information, substituting human manual operations with automated computational processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If manual search and editing is performed, then user can update contact information, but the operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of updating contact informationVSAvoidcomplexity of message processing system

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs the address book update operation without requiring manual user intervention. The message processing system extracts contact information from incoming messages and autonomously updates the address book, eliminating the need for users to manually edit contact details while ensuring accurate information transfer.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent divides the message processing into distinct functional segments: message reception, information extraction, contact identification, and address book update. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, making the overall system more manageable and maintainable while providing automated functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9736090B2Method and apparatus for processing message

Publication Date: 2017.08.15 XIAOMI INC

AI summary

A method for a mobile terminal to process a message, including: receiving a message, the message including a sender identification for a sender of the message and communication information; and updating an address book locally stored in the mobile terminal based on the sender identification and the communication information.