Push Message Distribution Sequence Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing message distribution systems face delays when transitioning mobile terminals from a temporarily stopped state to a communicable state for push message delivery, leading to wasteful waiting times due to the need for network negotiation and state changes.

Innovation Solution

A distribution sequence determination device prioritizes push message delivery to mobile terminals already in a communicable state over those in a temporarily stopped state, optimizing the sequence based on their current communication states to minimize delays and reduce unnecessary state changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the mobile terminal transitions from temporarily stopped state to communicable state for push message delivery, then the message can be delivered to the terminal, but the transition requires network negotiation and processing time causing delivery delay

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage deliveryVSAvoiddelivery delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by determining the distribution sequence before actual message distribution occurs. The distribution sequence determination device identifies which terminals are in communicable state versus temporarily stopped state in advance, and establishes the optimal delivery sequence beforehand, so that when messages need to be distributed, the sequence is already determined and terminals can be notified without delay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If the mobile terminal maintains communicable state continuously, then push messages can be delivered immediately, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage delivery speedVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts terminal states based on communication needs. Terminals transition between communicable state and temporarily stopped state depending on whether message distribution is required. The distribution sequence determination device manages these state transitions dynamically, allowing terminals to enter low-power temporarily stopped state when no messages are pending, and switch to communicable state only when needed for message delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Use of energy by moving object

If multiple terminals are in temporarily stopped state and need message delivery, then power consumption is reduced, but all terminals must transition to communicable state causing network load and coordination complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoiddistribution coordination
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different treatment to different terminals based on their individual states and message priorities. The distribution sequence determination device evaluates each terminal's communicable state independently and creates a customized distribution sequence. This allows selective message distribution to terminals in communicable state first, while terminals in temporarily stopped state can transition later, avoiding the need to coordinate simultaneous state changes across all terminals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS9967323B2Message distribution system, distribution sequence determination device, distribution sequence determination method, and distribution sequence determination program
Publication Date: 2018.05.08 NEC CORP
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AI summary

In order to reduce wasteful delays occurring when a mobile terminal whose RRC state is a state wherein communication is possible transfers in a temporarily stopped state, a distribution sequence determination device, which determines the distribution sequence for push messages transmitted to each of multiple terminals, determines the distribution sequence on the basis of whether each of the multiple terminals is in a state wherein communication is possible or is in a temporarily stopped state, so as to transmit the push messages to each of the multiple terminals in a distribution sequence in which terminals in a state wherein communication is possible are given priority over terminals in the temporarily stopped state.