Mobile Device User Name Mapping for Network Address Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices display network addresses of message senders in SMS, MMS, and EMS messages, which are not easily recognizable by users, lacking clear identification of the sender's identity.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that associates user names with network addresses in mobile devices, allowing the conversion of network addresses to user names for display, using a database to store these associations and processing instructions to enable display of user names in the mobile device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If network addresses are displayed as originator addresses in SMS messages, then message transmission functionality is maintained, but user recognition of sender identity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a database as an intermediary component that stores mappings between network addresses and user-friendly names. When a message is received, the system queries this database to translate the network address into a recognizable name, thereby mediating between the technical network address and the user's need for clear identifier.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the network address information in the form of user-friendly names stored in the database. Instead of displaying the raw network address directly, the system uses this copied and transformed information (the user name) for display purposes, maintaining the original network address functionality while providing improved user recognition.
2Ease of operation
If network addresses are used for message sending, then service provider communication capability is maintained, but message readability and sender identification deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing the mappings between network addresses and user-friendly names in the database before messages are received. This allows the translation to occur quickly when a message arrives, improving message readability without adding significant processing complexity during the actual message handling.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for providing user names for network addresses in messages such as SMS, MMS and EMS are disclosed. A data base is provided for storage in a mobile device that associates a user name with at least a portion of a network address. A system is provided for a mobile device that converts the network address transmitted with the message into a user name and displays the message with the user name.