Notification Suspension via Dismissal Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing notification systems in communication devices can be distracting, especially for users engaged in other operations, as they often require manual settings adjustments to suspend notifications, which can be inconvenient and disruptive.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that allow users to dismiss notifications and suspend further notifications from a communication chain until a predetermined event occurs, such as the expiration of a timer, by receiving a user input that dismisses the notification and configures the system to inhibit presentation of subsequent notifications until that event.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If manual settings adjustments are made to suspend notifications, then notification disruption can be reduced, but user convenience deteriorates due to the complexity of accessing and modifying settings
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically suspending notifications for a predetermined duration immediately when the user dismisses a notification during an active task. This eliminates the need for users to manually configure settings in advance, as the suspension is activated automatically at the moment it is needed, based on the contextual understanding that the user is engaged in focused work.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically detecting when a user is engaged in a task and autonomously managing notification suspension without requiring user intervention. The system monitors user behavior, identifies task engagement states, and automatically applies notification suspension, thereby eliminating the need for users to manually access settings menus and make configuration changes.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If notification suspension is implemented through settings menus, then notification control is achieved, but time consumption increases due to the need to navigate and modify settings
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements preliminary action by pre-configuring automatic notification suspension logic that activates immediately when task engagement is detected. Instead of requiring users to navigate settings menus and make configurations at the moment of need, the system has the capability ready and automatically applies it based on real-time detection of user behavior patterns, thereby eliminating time consumption associated with settings navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically managing the entire notification suspension process without user intervention. It detects task engagement, determines the appropriate suspension duration, and executes the suspension automatically, thereby eliminating the time users would otherwise spend accessing settings menus and making manual adjustments.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple notification settings options are provided, then notification customization is improved, but device complexity increases due to the settings menu structure
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the essential notification customization capability from the complex settings menu structure. Instead of requiring users to navigate through multiple settings options and menus, the system provides a simplified interaction model where a single notification dismissal action automatically triggers contextual notification suspension. This extracts the core adaptive notification control function and separates it from the cumbersome settings menu infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements universality by making the notification dismissal gesture serve multiple functions simultaneously: it dismisses the current notification, detects task engagement context, activates notification suspension, and sets the suspension duration. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate settings configurations into a single universal action, thereby reducing perceived device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
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AI summary
A notification of a received communication relating to a communication chain is presented. An input is received in response to that notification. Until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of further received communications relating to that communication chain is suspended in dependence on said input.