Notification Association with Remote Device Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of mobile computing devices and the proliferation of devices capable of performing alert functions make it difficult for users to discern and manage notifications effectively, as existing systems lack a seamless method to associate notifications with alert functions of remote devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that transmit alert configuration signals to remote devices, allowing users to associate notifications with alert functions such as visual, audio, or tangible alerts, enabling remote devices to perform these functions when specific events occur, and providing a user interface to manage and customize these associations based on device capabilities and frequency of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple remote devices with alert functions are deployed, then notification delivery options increase, but user confusion and difficulty in managing notifications worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables a single primary device to control and manage alert functions across multiple remote devices (smartwatch, smartphone, tablet, etc.). The notification association mechanism works universally across different device types, allowing one interface to control diverse alert delivery channels without requiring separate management for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The primary device acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple remote devices. It receives user input for notification association, processes the mapping between notifications and alert functions, and transmits configuration signals to appropriate remote devices. This intermediary role consolidates management complexity into a single device while distributing alert delivery across multiple devices.
2Ease of operation
If users can associate notifications with multiple alert functions, then user experience improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the notification management function by separating the association logic (handled by the primary device through user input processing) from the execution logic (handled by remote devices through received configuration signals). This segmentation allows the primary device to maintain a simplified interface while enabling complex notification-alert function mappings across multiple devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by receiving and processing user input to establish notification-to-alert-function associations before actual events occur. The primary device pre-configures the mapping relationships and transmits corresponding configuration signals to remote devices, so that when events happen, the alert functions are already prepared to execute appropriately without real-time complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If alert configuration signals are transmitted to all remote devices, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but unnecessary processing occurs on devices without relevant alert functions
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by tailoring alert configuration signals to match the specific capabilities of each remote device. Rather than transmitting identical configuration to all devices, the system determines which alert functions are available on each device and sends only relevant configuration signals, reducing unnecessary processing on devices without certain alert capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for associating notifications with alert functions of remote devices. A method may include causing transmission of an alert configuration signal to each of a plurality of remote devices. The alert configuration signal instructs each of the plurality of remote devices to perform an alert function. The method may further include receiving user input indicating the user's desire to associate a notification corresponding to an event with the alert function of at least one of the plurality of remote devices. The method may further include associating the notification with the alert function of the at least one of the plurality of remote devices such that the at least one of the plurality of remote devices performs the alert function when the event occurs. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.