Notification Redirection via MMS to Prevent Presentation Interruptions
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Solution Overview
Problem
During electronic presentations, presenters face interruptions from unexpected notifications like system updates or security scans that cannot be easily turned off, even after closing other applications, as these notifications often relate to essential system or security functions.
Innovation Solution
A method that redirects such notifications to an alternative computing device by queuing them, saving a graphical representation as an image, translating action buttons into textual actions, and sending them via MMS or SMS to the alternative device, preventing display on the primary device and allowing response via SMS.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the presenter closes all applications except the presentation program, then notifications from applications are reduced, but system notifications (operating system updates, security scans) still interrupt the presentation
Solution Approach 1:
The notification is extracted from the primary computing device display and redirected to an alternative computing device. The system captures the notification graphical representation and transfers it via SMS or MMS to a mobile phone or other alternative device, separating the notification from the presentation display environment.
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary software component intercepts notifications between the operating system and the display system. This intermediary captures notifications, converts them to text format, and redirects them to alternative devices, acting as a mediator that prevents notifications from appearing on the primary device screen during presentations.
2Productivity
If the presenter redirects notifications to an alternative computing device, then presentation interruptions are eliminated, but the presenter loses direct visual access to notification content on the primary device
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a copy of the notification information and transmits it to an alternative device. The notification graphical representation is captured, converted to text, and sent via SMS or MMS, providing the presenter with notification content on a secondary device without affecting the primary presentation display.
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AI summary
A method, system and computer program product for handling notifications. An instruction from the user is received to redirect notifications to alternative computing device(s). After a notification (e.g., operating system update) is received from a computing device (e.g., computing device of the presenter of an electronic presentation), the notification is queued. A graphical representation of the notification is saved as an image and the action buttons within the notification are translated into textual actions. The image of the graphical representation of the notification and the textual actions are sent to the alterative computing device(s), such as via MMS. In this manner, notifications are prevented from being displayed and interrupting the user, such as a presenter of a presentation, by redirecting such notifications to an alternative computing device. Furthermore, in this manner, the user of the alternative device is able to respond to the notification via SMS.