Notification Tile Sizing and Segmentation for Priority Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile computing devices face challenges in managing and discriminating between numerous notifications due to limited display space and the inability to quickly identify important notifications amidst a large volume of messages from various sources.
Innovation Solution
A mobile computing device equipped with a notification analysis module that categorizes and prioritizes notifications based on user preference data, displaying them in separate containers on a touchscreen display, with each notification's size and location determined by its priority level, allowing for efficient viewing and discrimination of important notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If notifications are displayed in a list format sorted by time of receipt, then all notifications can be displayed, but the user cannot quickly discriminate between important and unimportant notifications and the display becomes cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The notification list is segmented into multiple panes, each representing a different notification category (e.g., personal, business, social). This segmentation allows users to quickly discriminate between important and unimportant notifications by visualizing them in separate categories, resolving the contradiction between displaying all notifications and enabling quick discrimination.
Solution Approach 2:
Different notification categories are assigned different visual qualities and organizational treatments within their respective panes. For example, high-priority notifications within a category can be highlighted or positioned differently. This local differentiation enables quick discrimination while maintaining an organized structure that reduces display complexity.
2Quantity of substance
If the notification list grows over time to include all received notifications, then complete notification history is available, but the display space is limited and user interaction becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system divides the growing notification list into multiple time-based panes (e.g., today, yesterday, previous days). Each pane contains a manageable subset of notifications, allowing the system to store large quantities of notifications while maintaining ease of operation by limiting the visible portion in each pane and enabling users to navigate between panes as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification display transitions from a single linear list to a multi-dimensional pane structure. Notifications are organized not only chronologically but also categorically across different panes. This dimensional transformation allows the system to accommodate large notification volumes without making the interface cumbersome, as users can navigate through panes rather than scrolling through an endless list.
3Loss of information
If notifications from multiple applications are aggregated in a single list, then all notifications are visible, but the user cannot quickly identify important notifications amidst the large volume of messages
Solution Approach 1:
Notifications from multiple applications are segmented into category-specific panes (e.g., personal, business, social media). This segmentation makes important notifications easier to identify by grouping related notifications together and allowing users to focus on relevant categories, thus maintaining notification visibility while reducing the difficulty of detecting important messages.
Solution Approach 2:
Within each notification pane, important notifications are given distinct visual treatment or positioning. For example, high-priority notifications may be highlighted, enlarged, or placed at the top of their category pane. This local quality differentiation enables users to quickly identify important notifications within each category without having to scan through all notifications from all applications.
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AI summary
Technologies for displaying notifications on a mobile computing device includes determining a notification category for each notification, determining a priority level for each notification in each notification category, and determining a priority order of the notification categories. The notification categories are displayed as notification containers in which the associated notifications are displayed. Each notification may be displayed as separate tile having a location, size, color, and/or other visual property based on the relative priority level of the individual notification.