Push Message Display Prioritization for Important Notification Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of push messages on intelligent terminals makes it difficult for users to quickly locate important messages, leading to cumbersome operations and poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A message processing method that allows users to set and modify the display form and sequence of push messages on a user interface, using display marks to highlight, pin to the top, or persist messages, ensuring important messages are easily identifiable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If push messages are displayed in reverse time sequence in the notification bar, then all push messages can be displayed, but users cannot quickly locate important messages
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically pinning important messages to the top of the notification bar based on predefined criteria (e.g., from important contacts, urgent keywords, or user-set priorities) before the user needs to search for them. This eliminates the need for users to manually search through messages in reverse chronological order, as important messages are already positioned for quick access.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification bar is divided into different display zones with different qualities: pinned important messages are displayed at the top with high visibility, while other messages follow in reverse chronological order below. This local differentiation allows important information to stand out without losing the chronological context of other messages.
2Loss of information
If users manually search through push messages in the notification bar, then all messages can be reviewed, but the operation becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-organizes messages by automatically identifying and pinning important ones to the top of the notification bar based on criteria such as sender importance, message urgency, or user-defined tags. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for users to manually scroll through and search for important messages, making the operation much simpler while ensuring important messages remain accessible.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification bar system performs self-service by automatically sorting and prioritizing messages without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously identifies important messages and positions them appropriately, freeing users from the burden of manual sorting and searching operations.
3Stability of the object's composition
If all push messages are displayed with the same format, then consistency is maintained, but important messages cannot be distinguished
Solution Approach 1:
The notification bar implements local quality by applying different display formats to different message types: pinned important messages are displayed with distinctive visual characteristics (such as icons, bold text, or highlighted backgrounds) at the top, while regular messages maintain a consistent standard format below. This allows important messages to be distinguished without completely sacrificing the consistency of the overall display structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses color changes and visual differentiation to distinguish important pinned messages from regular messages. Important messages may be displayed with different background colors, text styles, or accompanying icons, enabling users to quickly identify their significance while maintaining a cohesive overall notification bar appearance.
Data Source
AI summary
In the message processing method, a terminal device receives a first push message of a first application from a push server; the terminal device receives a second push message of a second application from the push server; the terminal device displays a first message indicated by the first push message and a second message indicated by the second push message on a first user interface; the terminal device receives a first input operation performed by a user on the second message; and the terminal device displays a second user interface in response to the first input operation, where a display form and/or a display sequence of the second message on the second user interface are/is different from a display form and/or a display sequence of the second message on the first user interface.