Telephone Number Detection and Service Invocation on Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience and security risks when manually inputting long telephone numbers or searching for online services associated with displayed telephone numbers, leading to potential errors and bandwidth consumption.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that detect telephone numbers in display content, determine if they carry a feature identifier, and generate a dial option control or invoke associated webpage service information, allowing users to dial or access services directly without manual input or search.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the user manually inputs the telephone number, then the user can dial the number, but the user may easily input a wrong telephone number and input again, bringing inconvenience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of dialingVSAvoidaccuracy of telephone number input
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects and extracts telephone numbers from web page content, performing the number retrieval service autonomously without requiring user input. The telephone number is obtained through automatic recognition and extraction mechanisms, eliminating manual typing entirely.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-processes the web page content to identify and extract the telephone number before the user needs to dial. By performing the detection and extraction actions in advance, the system prepares the correct number ready for dialing, preventing input errors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the user searches for the online service corresponding to the telephone number, then the user can obtain the service page entry, but the search process consumes bandwidth resource and may cause security threats

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to online serviceVSAvoidbandwidth consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-associates service page entry information with telephone numbers in advance. When a telephone number is detected, the corresponding service page entry is directly retrieved from pre-stored data without requiring a new search, thus avoiding additional bandwidth consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces a local database as an intermediary that stores the mapping between telephone numbers and service page entries. This intermediary layer provides direct access to service information without requiring network searches, reducing bandwidth usage and improving access speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If the user searches for the online service corresponding to the telephone number, then the user can obtain the service page entry, but accidentally visiting a dangerous web site during the search process may cause security threats

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to online serviceVSAvoidsecurity threats
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-associates service page entry information with telephone numbers in advance and stores it locally. When a telephone number is detected, the corresponding service page entry is directly retrieved from pre-stored data without requiring a network search, thus eliminating the security risk of accidentally visiting dangerous websites during search.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces a local database as an intermediary that stores the mapping between telephone numbers and service page entries. This intermediary layer provides direct access to service information without requiring network searches, eliminating exposure to security threats from unsafe websites.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10044874B2Telephone number based information loading method and device
Publication Date: 2018.08.07 BEIJING QIHOOD TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a telephone-number-based information loading method and device, wherein the method comprises steps of: detecting a telephone number in current display contents on a terminal side; determining whether the telephone number carries a feature identifier; and if yes, then generating a dial option control that is based on the telephone number in the current display contents, and/or invoking entry information of a webpage type service previously associated with the telephone number. According to the present invention, it is possible to conserve bandwidth resources, while preventing the occurrence of a situation in which a user mistakenly enters a dangerous website because of a search error, resulting in a security threat or other losses.