SMS-Based Mobile Notification System with Embedded App Launch Code
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing push notification systems for mobile devices are resource-intensive and require continuous connectivity to backend systems, making it difficult to provide timely and efficient notifications for business applications, especially since they are often device-specific and require proprietary services.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that uses SMS and other messaging technologies to send generic push notifications to mobile devices, allowing backend systems to automatically generate and send messages with embedded code to launch specific business applications, eliminating the need for continuous connectivity and proprietary services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If push notification systems are used to provide instant business notifications to mobile devices, then notification speed and timeliness are improved, but resource consumption (processor, battery, network connectivity) increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic polling at scheduled intervals instead of continuous push notifications. The mobile device checks for new notifications at predetermined times rather than maintaining constant connectivity, reducing processor usage, battery consumption, and network connectivity requirements while still providing timely business notifications.
2Reliability
If device-specific push notification services are implemented, then notification reliability is improved for specific platforms, but system complexity and dependency on proprietary services increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal SMS messaging technology that works across all mobile devices regardless of platform or manufacturer. By leveraging the widespread SMS infrastructure rather than device-specific push notification services, the system achieves broad compatibility and reduced complexity while maintaining reliable notification delivery to any SMS-capable mobile device.
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AI summary
The present disclosure involves systems and computer-implemented methods for providing generic push notifications to mobile devices. One process includes monitoring at least one business process for an occurrence of a triggering event. In response to the occurrence of the triggering event, at least one parameter associated with the particular triggering event is identified. A user associated with the at least one business process and the particular triggering event is identified, and a message for the user is generated, where the generated message identifies a mobile business application associated with the particular triggering event and includes the at least one identified parameter. The generated message can then be sent to a mobile device associated with the user. In some instances, the generated message may be an SMS message, and can include embedded code to allow the mobile device to launch the identified mobile business application.