Presence and Capability Based Communication Device Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users lack information about the current presence and capabilities of communication devices, leading to suboptimal communication sessions as they often cannot determine the most suitable device to use for initiating a communication session with another user.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising identification devices, mobile communication devices, detectors, and a server that detect and distribute presence and capability data, allowing users to initiate communication sessions based on the current presence and capabilities of the other user, automatically selecting the most capable or preferred device for the communication session.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually select communication devices without presence and capability information, then device selection simplicity is maintained, but communication optimality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic device selection by having the communication device autonomously detect presence information and capability data, then automatically determine and select the most suitable target device without requiring manual user intervention. This resolves the contradiction by making the system self-serve the selection task while maintaining optimality through intelligent algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces presence information and capability data as intermediary elements that mediate between the user and the communication devices. These intermediaries provide the necessary information foundation for automatic selection, allowing the system to balance ease of operation with communication optimality by using detected presence and capability data to guide device selection.
2Reliability
If presence and capability data collection is implemented, then communication optimality is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes existing communication devices multi-functional by enabling them to perform not only their primary communication function but also presence detection and capability data collection. This resolves the complexity issue by reusing existing device infrastructure for multiple purposes, avoiding the need for separate dedicated detection systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges presence detection, capability data collection, and communication functions into an integrated framework where these operations work together seamlessly. By combining these functions rather than implementing them as separate systems, the patent reduces overall system complexity while maintaining communication optimality.
3Productivity
If automatic device selection is implemented, then communication efficiency is improved, but information requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of presence information and capability data before the actual communication session is established. This advance information gathering enables efficient automatic device selection during communication initiation without requiring extensive information exchange during the communication process itself, thus improving efficiency while managing information requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatuses for detecting current presence and/or determining capabilities of subscribers, and enabling users of communication devices to initiate communication sessions with other communication devices of selected ones of the subscribers, in selected manners, based at least in part on current presence and/or capabilities of the other subscribers, are described herein. In various embodiments, the initiating is performed without or substantially without further input from an initiating user on the other communication device.