Short Message Display Style Determination via Rule Database

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for displaying short messages provide a poor user experience due to their limited and single displaying style, which does not effectively convey information or facilitate user operations.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that determine the displaying style of short messages based on the telephone number and content using a short message displaying rule database, allowing for diverse display formats and automatic redirection for user operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single displaying style is used for short messages, then the system complexity is low, but the user experience is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplaying style diversityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by varying the displaying style parameters (layout, font, color, animation) based on the message type, sender, and content characteristics. The system selects from multiple predefined displaying style templates and adjusts parameters dynamically to achieve diverse display effects while maintaining manageable system complexity through parameterization rather than structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements universality by creating a unified displaying style selection mechanism that handles multiple message types (SMS, MMS, email, system notifications) through a single interface. The same core functionality serves different purposes by selecting appropriate displaying styles from a shared library, allowing one system to perform multiple display functions without requiring separate systems for each message type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If users need to exit the short message application to perform operations, then the operation accuracy is high, but the ease of operation is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser operation convenienceVSAvoidtime for navigation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by providing actionable information and quick reply options directly within the short message display interface. The system prepares potential user responses and related operation interfaces in advance, allowing users to perform common operations (such as replying, blocking, or accessing related services) without exiting the application. This anticipates user needs and prepares the necessary interfaces beforehand.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements nesting by embedding additional functional interfaces within the short message display interface. Related operations, quick replies, and contextual actions are nested directly in the message view, creating a layered interface where users can access multiple functions without leaving the primary display context. This nested structure allows users to perform operations at the current interface level rather than requiring navigation to separate applications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentEP3041205B1Method, device and system for displaying content of short message, method and device for determining display of short message
Publication Date: 2018.12.12 XIAOMI INC
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a method, a device and a system for displaying content of a short message, and a method and a device for determining a display of a short message. The method for displaying content of a short message includes: receiving (S101) the content of the short message from a short message transmitting terminal and determining a telephone number corresponding to the short message transmitting terminal; determining (S102) a displaying style of displaying the content of the short message in a short message application of a terminal from a short message displaying rule database according to the telephone number and the content of the short message; displaying (S103) the content of the short message in the short message application according to the displaying style.