Recipient Identification via Media Data Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional communication systems require prior knowledge of a recipient's address to send messages, which is not feasible when the recipient's identity or address is unknown, limiting the ability to communicate important information such as vehicle battery depletion or pet safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows users to input identification facilitating data, such as pictures or natural language expressions, to identify recipients without prior knowledge of their address, using servers to resolve this data and apply permissioning logic rules for message restrictions, enabling message delivery to unknown recipients.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional communication systems require prior knowledge of recipient's address, then message delivery can be ensured to correct recipient, but the ability to communicate with unknown recipients is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising servers and databases that mediate between the sender and the recipient. The sender provides identification facilitating data (such as pictures, audio, or natural language expressions), and the intermediary system resolves this data against stored data to identify the recipient's address, thereby enabling communication without the sender having prior knowledge of the address
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing identification data and associated addresses in databases. When a communication request is made, the system has already prepared the resolution mechanism in place, allowing rapid identification of the recipient's address through matching the provided identification facilitating data against pre-stored data
2Adaptability or versatility
If user input data is resolved against server data to identify recipient address, then communication with unknown recipients is enabled, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediary system is designed with multi-functionality to handle various types of identification facilitating data (pictures, audio files, natural language expressions) and resolve them against different types of stored data (license plate information, vehicle registration data, pet database records, etc.). This universal approach consolidates multiple identification methods into a single system architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the sender to independently provide identification facilitating data without requiring manual intervention or prior setup. The automated resolution process matches the provided data against stored information and automatically identifies the recipient's address, reducing the need for complex manual configuration
3Reliability
If permissioning logic rules are applied to identified addresses, then privacy and appropriateness are ensured, but message delivery restrictions are imposed
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where permissioning logic rules evaluate the identified recipient address and provide feedback on whether the message should be delivered, restricted, or blocked. This feedback loop ensures privacy protection by verifying authorization while maintaining efficient message delivery when permissions are granted
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes receiving a user input associated with a recipient of an electronic message. The user input is identification facilitating data that may facilitate identifying a recipient of the electronic message, and may include objects such as media files, qualifiers for how such objects relate to a recipient or may facilitate identifying a recipient, qualifiers regarding specific aspects of the objects and how such aspects may relate to a recipient or facilitate identifying a recipient. The user input is different from an address associated with the recipient of the electronic message and is further different from a name of the recipient. The method further includes resolving the user input against data stored at one or more servers to identify the address of the recipient of the electronic message. The method further includes populating the address of the recipient in a corresponding addressing field of the electronic message.