Terminal No-Disturbance Power-Off Registration Method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems cannot effectively prevent users from being disturbed by incoming calls or messages when they have set their terminal to a no-disturbance state, as the system cannot prompt that the terminal is powered off, even if it can initiate calls and send messages normally.

Innovation Solution

A method where the terminal sends a power-off registration message to the network, updating its state to 'powered off' and forbidding other registration messages, allowing the network to prompt calling parties that the terminal is off, even when it is actively in use for calls or messages.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If the terminal sends a power-off registration message to the network to indicate no-disturbance state, then the user remains undisturbed and the network can prompt calling parties, but the terminal cannot normally initiate calls and send messages

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisturbance to userVSAvoidnormal usage capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal dynamically switches between two operational modes: in no-disturbance mode, it sends power-off registration messages to prevent disturbance while blocking incoming calls; in normal mode, it sends power-on registration messages to allow full functionality. This dynamic state change resolves the contradiction by adapting terminal behavior based on user requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal changes its registration state parameter between power-off (for no-disturbance) and power-on (for normal usage). By modifying this key parameter, the system can switch between preventing disturbance and enabling normal operations, thus resolving the technical contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If the terminal sets no-disturbance state to prevent incoming calls, then the user is protected from disturbance, but the network cannot accurately reflect the terminal's actual powered-off state

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveincoming calls disturbanceVSAvoidterminal state information accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal provides feedback to the network through power-off registration messages that explicitly indicate its no-disturbance state. This feedback mechanism ensures the network accurately reflects the terminal's actual state (powered off for no-disturbance) rather than assuming it is powered on, thus preventing information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the terminal blocks all registration messages to maintain no-disturbance state, then the user remains undisturbed, but the network cannot update terminal state information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisturbance preventionVSAvoidnetwork state information accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal sends a power-off registration message as a preliminary action before blocking other registration messages. This preliminary notification ensures the network records the terminal's no-disturbance state accurately, maintaining reliability of state information while preventing subsequent disturbance-blocking calls.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8660591B2Terminal and no-disturbance method thereof
Publication Date: 2014.02.25 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

A terminal and the no-disturbance method thereof are provided, the method comprises: the terminal sends a power-off registration message to the network side, and completes the power-off registration process; in the case that a voice or short message calls the terminal, the network side returns a prompt that the terminal has been powered off to the calling party. By the processing above, it is ensured that in the case of initiating a call and sending short messages normally, the terminal can effectively prevent the user from being disturbed, and return a prompt that the terminal has been powered off to the calling party.