Smart Watch WeChat Reply via Customized Browser and Bluetooth

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Solution Overview

Problem

Smart watches in China cannot reply WECHAT messages due to limitations in the Androidwear system and restricted access to WECHAT functional interfaces, necessitating an alternative communication method.

Innovation Solution

A customized browser on the smart watch enables Bluetooth connection to the WECHAT platform, allowing data exchange via Bluetooth transport protocols, facilitating WECHAT message replying without the need for the WECHAT application installation, and optimizing battery life through low power Bluetooth connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the standard Androidwear system is used for WECHAT replying on smart watches, then the system compatibility is improved, but the WECHAT message replying function cannot be achieved due to Google service restrictions in China

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem compatibilityVSAvoidWECHAT message replying function
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a customized browser as an intermediary component that enables WECHAT web version access on smart watches. This browser acts as a mediator between the smart watch's limited system capabilities and the WECHAT platform, allowing message replying functionality to be achieved through web-based interaction rather than relying on the restricted Androidwear system or Google services.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the standard WECHAT interface is acquired for message replying, then the message replying function is improved, but the functional interface access is restricted by Tencent's limited public opening

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage replying functionVSAvoidinterface access
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of attempting to access the restricted native WECHAT interface directly on the smart watch, the patent inverts the approach by accessing the WECHAT web version through a customized browser. This reversal of the access method bypasses the interface restriction, allowing full WECHAT functionality to be achieved through the publicly accessible web platform rather than through the limited native interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Reliability

If WiFi connection is used for network access on smart watch, then the network connectivity is improved, but the power consumption increases and standby time decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork connectivityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the network connection parameter from WiFi to Bluetooth for establishing network connectivity on the smart watch. Bluetooth operates at lower power levels compared to WiFi, thereby reducing energy consumption and extending standby time while still providing sufficient network connectivity for WECHAT message replying functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3300311B1Method and smart watch for interacting with a wechat platform
Publication Date: 2020.01.01 GOERTEK INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses a method and a device for interaction between a smart watch and a WeChat platform, and a smart watch. The method comprises: providing a customized browser that is adapted to the smart watch on the smart watch end, wherein the customized browser is able to access a webpage edition WeChat platform; wirelessly connecting and pairing the smart watch end with a mobile telephone end, and after the pairing is successfully completed, making the smart watch end wirelessly connecting to a network side via the mobile telephone end; after WeChat function on the smart watch starts up, accessing the webpage edition WeChat platform by the customized browser, and logging in on the webpage edition WeChat platform according to user information that is bound on the mobile telephone end; and upon receiving a WeChat message reminder that is pushed by the WeChat platform to the smart watch end, generating a WeChat replying message according to an instruction that is inputted by the user, and transmitting the WeChat replying message to the network end via the wireless connection, to perform WeChat replying, thereby realizing replying a WeChat message on the smart watch platform.