Automatic Status Note Delivery During Call Setup

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current communication systems lack the ability for users to automatically share their status information, such as availability or location, with others during incoming calls or messages, limiting effective communication and collaboration.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a network system where user equipment devices can upload and share note data, including status information, through a notes application server, which facilitates the automatic delivery of this information to other users during communication sessions, using wireless or wired networks, allowing for real-time updates and sharing of multimedia data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If users manually share status information during communication, then information accuracy is improved, but communication efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestatus information accuracyVSAvoidcommunication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically shares status information before communication occurs by monitoring user status (such as calendar availability, location, or custom status settings) and pre-transmitting this information to the calling party. This eliminates the need for manual status sharing during communication, maintaining information accuracy while improving communication efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If automatic status sharing is implemented, then communication efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system integrates status sharing functionality into existing communication platforms and devices, making the communication device perform multiple functions including status monitoring, status information storage, and automatic status transmission. This avoids creating separate complex systems while achieving automatic status sharing.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces a status information server as an intermediary that centralizes status information storage and management. This server acts as a mediator between users and the communication network, handling status information retrieval and distribution, thereby reducing the complexity burden on individual user devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If status information is shared in real-time, then information relevance is improved, but network resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation relevanceVSAvoidnetwork resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of continuous real-time status information transmission, the system implements periodic status updates where status information is shared at regular intervals or triggered by specific status changes. This approach maintains information relevance by providing timely updates while significantly reducing network resource consumption compared to continuous transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system combines status information sharing with existing communication protocols and data transmission channels. Status information is merged with call setup messages, messaging protocols, or existing data traffic, allowing status information to be transmitted alongside regular communication data without requiring separate dedicated network resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9288647B2Method for sending contact note during call establishment
Publication Date: 2016.03.15 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

A note data message is associated with a first user equipment (UE) device and is sent to a second UE device when the second UE device communicates with the first UE device. The note data message is received and stored in a network server. A request is received from the second UE device to establish a communication session with the first UE device. If the first UE device has authorized the sending of the message to the second device, the note data message is sent to the second UE device independent of any communication session established between the first and second UE devices.