Subgroup Management for Targeted Messaging and Resource Conservation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In instant messaging applications, creating a subgroup within an existing group leads to unnecessary message forwarding to users who are not part of the intended communication, wasting server resources and potentially leaking information.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for creating a target subgroup within a target group, where only specific members of the target group are included, and users can exit either the subgroup or the group, ensuring messages are only forwarded to relevant members, thereby managing membership and message distribution efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user creates a new group to communicate with specific members, then the user can communicate with selected members, but the new group may include users who are not in the initial group, causing meaningless messages and server resource waste
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the group communication by creating subgroups within an existing group. Instead of creating a completely new group, the system divides the original group into subgroups based on communication needs. This allows messages to be forwarded only to relevant members within the subgroup, reducing server resource waste while maintaining ease of communication with specific members.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where subgroups are created within an existing group. The subgroup members are a subset of the original group members, creating a hierarchical relationship. This nesting allows the system to maintain the parent-group relationship while enabling targeted communication, thus preventing meaningless messages from being forwarded to unrelated users.
2Ease of operation
If a user creates a new group to communicate with specific members, then the user can communicate with selected members, but information may be leaked to users who do not need it
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the group into subgroups, the patent ensures that information is distributed only to members who need it. Each subgroup contains only the relevant members for that specific communication topic, preventing information leakage to unrelated users while maintaining operational ease for targeted communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The nested subgroup structure within the parent group provides controlled information distribution. Messages in the subgroup are forwarded only to subgroup members who are also members of the parent group, creating a controlled information flow that prevents leakage to unauthorized users while maintaining communication efficiency.
3Reliability
If messages are forwarded to all group members, then all users receive the message, but it wastes server resources to forward messages to users who are not in the initial group
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the message forwarding process by creating subgroups within the parent group. Messages are forwarded only to members of the specific subgroup rather than all parent group members, reducing server resource consumption while ensuring reliable delivery to all relevant recipients within that segment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by making message forwarding selective rather than universal. Each subgroup has its own member list, and messages are forwarded only to the local subgroup members who need the information, optimizing server resource usage while maintaining reliable delivery to the appropriate audience.
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AI summary
A method for exiting a group includes receiving an exiting request for exiting a target subgroup. The exiting request is sent by a client and includes a subgroup identifier of the target subgroup. The method further includes searching a member list of the target subgroup according to the subgroup identifier and deleting the client from the member list. The target subgroup is associated with a target group. Members of the target subgroup constitute a subset of members of the target group.