Predictive Notification Interface for Priority-Based Contact Sortation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computing devices face challenges in efficiently presenting and prioritizing multiple notifications to users, often requiring users to scroll through lists to review notifications, which can be time-consuming and inefficient, especially on devices with limited screen space.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates summarizing interface elements indicating multiple aspects of notifications, allowing users to view priority levels and quantities on a single screen, with user-selectable elements navigating to detailed notification lists organized by priority, utilizing predictive models to identify imminent attention needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the computing device displays a list of notifications that fills the user display, then the user can view all notifications, but the user requires input to scroll the list which is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The notification list is segmented into multiple groups based on priority levels (e.g., high, medium, low priority). Each group can be displayed separately or summarized, allowing users to quickly identify and access only the most relevant notifications without scrolling through the entire list.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and highlights key notification attributes (priority level, quantity) in summarizing interface elements that are displayed prominently on the first screen. This extraction allows users to grasp essential notification information at a glance without viewing the complete notification list.
2Loss of information
If the computing device presents multiple groups of notifications for each user contact, then the user can view detailed notification information, but the screen space required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple notification groups for the same user contact are merged into a single summarizing interface element that displays aggregated information (e.g., total count, highest priority level). This consolidation reduces screen space requirements while preserving essential notification information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent organizes notifications in a hierarchical structure with summary views on the first screen and detailed views accessible through navigation. This dimensional organization allows comprehensive notification information to be presented without occupying excessive screen space at any single level.
3Loss of time
If the computing device presents notifications in order of receipt rather than priority, then the notification chronology is maintained, but the user cannot quickly identify important notifications
Solution Approach 1:
Different parts of the notification interface are assigned different quality attributes based on priority. High-priority notifications receive prominent visual treatment (e.g., color-coded interface elements, positioning at the top of lists) while lower-priority notifications are displayed with less visual emphasis, allowing users to quickly identify important items.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the ordering parameter of notification display from chronological (order of receipt) to priority-based. Notifications are sorted and presented according to their assigned priority levels, with the option to view detailed lists organized by priority rather than time of receipt.
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AI summary
The document generally describes systems and methods that can identify and sort contacts in an improved manner based upon a predictive model. Optionally, the systems and methods described herein can achieve an improved mobile interface (e.g., mobile phone) that rapidly sorts a predicted subset of contacts on a small form factor interface.