Notification Control for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face disruptions when notifications occur during media playback or other focused applications, causing inconvenience to users as existing systems lack effective control over notification timing and method based on the application's state.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor that determines the execution state of an application during interruptions and controls whether to output notifications, delaying or disregarding them to minimize disturbance, using a notification controlling module that includes a mode setting module, interruption determining module, application determining module, execution state determining module, user input determining module, and notification display controlling module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the electronic device outputs all notifications immediately when interruptions occur, then the user receives timely information about interruptions, but the user experience deteriorates due to disturbances during focused application usage
Solution Approach 1:
The notification control system dynamically adjusts notification behavior based on the execution state of the current application. The processor determines whether to output, delay, or disregard notifications by evaluating real-time application states such as media playback status, game execution, or text input operations, thereby adapting notification delivery to the user's current activity context
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of notification delivery timing based on application state parameters. When the application is in a focused execution state (e.g., media playback, game, text input), the notification timing parameter is modified to delay or disregard notifications, whereas in other states notifications are delivered immediately
2Ease of operation
If the electronic device delays or disregards notifications during application execution, then the user experience improves by reducing disturbances, but the loss of information increases as notifications are not delivered timely
Solution Approach 1:
The system selectively changes the notification delivery parameter based on application type and execution state. For focused activities like media playback, games, or text input, the timing parameter is changed to delay or disregard notifications. For other applications or when the application is not in active execution, notifications are delivered immediately, thus minimizing information loss
3Ease of operation
If the electronic device implements application-state-based notification control, then the user experience improves by reducing interruptions during focused activities, but the device complexity increases due to additional control logic
Solution Approach 1:
The notification control system operates autonomously by having the processor automatically determine the execution state of the current application and decide on notification output without requiring user intervention. The system self-adjusts notification behavior based on predefined execution state criteria, eliminating the need for complex user-configurable settings while still providing intelligent notification management
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device and a method controlling a notification are provided. The method includes determining an execution state of an application that is currently executed when an interruption occurs while the application is executed, and controlling whether to output a notification associated with the interruption based on the execution state of the application.