Self-Updating Message System with Embedded Update Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Machine-generated messages often convey obsolete information since parameters like availability or price of search results change after the message is sent, leading to outdated information when the user views it.
Innovation Solution
A self-updating message system that includes a link which, when operated, generates and displays updated information, ensuring the message appears current even after initial parameters have expired.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a message is sent with search result parameters, then the message is delivered to the user, but the information becomes obsolete when parameters change after sending
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by embedding executable code and update logic within the message itself before delivery. The message is pre-configured with the capability to automatically retrieve and display updated parameters without requiring manual intervention or waiting for scheduled updates, thus resolving the contradiction between information freshness and delivery time.
Solution Approach 2:
The message system performs self-service by automatically updating its own content through embedded executable code. When the message is displayed, it autonomously checks for parameter changes, retrieves updated information, and refreshes its content without external intervention, eliminating the need for manual message recalls or re-sending while maintaining current information.
2Reliability
If frequent message updates are implemented to maintain current information, then information accuracy improves, but computational resources and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the update logic and executable code from the central server and embeds it directly within the message itself. This allows the message to autonomously perform updates at the user's device without requiring complex server-side coordination or frequent communication cycles, thereby maintaining information accuracy while reducing system complexity and computational overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The message transitions from a static information carrier to a dynamic, self-updating entity. The embedded executable code enables the message to adapt its content based on real-time parameter changes, allowing the system to maintain high reliability without implementing complex frequent update schedules or multiple message transmission protocols.
3Productivity
If message updates are delayed to reduce computational resources, then system efficiency improves, but information becomes outdated
Solution Approach 1:
The message autonomously updates itself using embedded executable code that executes when the message is displayed. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for resource-intensive server-side polling or scheduled updates, allowing the system to maintain high efficiency while ensuring information remains current through on-demand automatic retrieval and display of updated parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary configuration by embedding the update logic and data retrieval capabilities within the message before delivery. This preliminary action enables the message to immediately begin autonomous updates upon display without requiring ongoing computational resources from the server, thus maintaining both system efficiency and information freshness simultaneously.
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AI summary
A machine may generate and provide a message that updates itself when opened. Such a message may include a link that, when operated during display of the message by a user's device, causes the machine to generate an image that depicts updated information in the form of one or more updated parameters. For example, the machine may operate within a travel search engine and may generate and provide a message that includes a previously found search result and also includes a link to an image that, once generated, depicts an updated parameter for the search result. As part of displaying the message, the user's device may operate the link, which causes the machine to generate the image and provide the image to the device. The device receives the image and displays the message, which includes the search result and now also includes the image of the updated parameter.