Terminal Notification Display Filtering via Server Classification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems involving cellphones, printers, and push notification servers lack user convenience in managing notification displays, as they do not effectively differentiate between relevant and irrelevant notification information, leading to unnecessary information being displayed.
Innovation Solution
A terminal device configuration that receives device identification information, sends it to a management server, and receives display-related information to determine whether to display notification objects based on predetermined criteria, enhancing user convenience by only showing relevant notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all notification information is displayed on the terminal device, then the user receives complete information, but the display becomes cluttered with irrelevant information reducing user convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The notification information is segmented into multiple categories (e.g., important notifications, general notifications, irrelevant notifications) based on device identification information and display related information. The terminal device selectively displays only certain segments of notifications, separating relevant information from irrelevant information to maintain display clarity while preserving important content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary classification of notification information before display by comparing device identification information with stored display related information. This preliminary action determines which notifications should be displayed and which should be suppressed, preventing irrelevant information from cluttering the display in the first place.
2Ease of operation
If notification filtering is implemented based on device identification information, then user convenience is improved by showing only relevant notifications, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A management server acts as an intermediary between the terminal device and the notification source. The management server stores display related information and performs the complex filtering logic, receiving device identification information from the terminal device and returning filtered notification information. This intermediary approach transfers system complexity from the terminal device to the server infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal device may receive first device identification information identifying a first communication device from a first communication device and send the first device identification information to a management server. The terminal device may receive first display related information associated with the first device identification information from the management server and receive the notification information from a notification server. The terminal device may, in a case where the first display related information indicates a predetermined information, display an object on a display, the object being for displaying the notification information, and in a case where the first display related information does not indicate the predetermined information, not display the object on the display.