Terminal Device Speed-Based Notification Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

When a mobile phone or similar device is in a vehicle mode, reminders for incoming calls, messages, etc., can distract the user while driving, posing a safety risk due to audible and visual notifications.

Innovation Solution

A data processing method and terminal device that disable reminders if the device exceeds a certain speed, enabling them only when the speed decreases below a preset value, thus preventing user distraction during high-speed activities like driving.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If reminders are enabled for communications services, then users can be informed of incoming calls and messages, but user distraction and safety risks increase during high-speed activities like driving

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation notificationVSAvoiduser distraction
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The reminder function dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the terminal device's speed. When speed exceeds the first threshold, reminders are disabled; when speed drops to the second threshold, reminders are re-enabled. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the notification system context-aware, providing information when safe and eliminating distraction when moving at high speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the operational parameter of the reminder function based on speed conditions. By monitoring speed as a control parameter and adjusting the reminder state (enabled/disabled) accordingly, the system resolves the contradiction between maintaining information notification and preventing user distraction during high-speed activities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If reminders are disabled during high-speed activities, then user safety is improved, but users may miss important communications services

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser distractionVSAvoidcommunications service notification
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by recording communications services when reminders are disabled due to high speed. Before completely disabling notifications, the system stores the service information and retrieves it when speed conditions improve, ensuring no important communications are lost while still preventing distraction during high-speed activities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the reminder state is continuously adjusted based on speed feedback. When speed drops to the second threshold, the system feedbacks by re-enabling reminders and notifying users of recorded communications, ensuring important information is delivered when it is safe to receive it.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If reminders are continuously enabled, then users receive all communications services, but driving safety is compromised due to visual and auditory alerts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunications service notificationVSAvoiddriving safety
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The reminder system transitions from a static always-on state to a dynamic conditional state. By continuously monitoring speed and adjusting the reminder enablement based on real-time conditions, the system maintains both information completeness and driving safety, resolving the contradiction between continuous notification and safety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the operational parameter of the reminder function from a fixed state to a variable state controlled by speed parameters. This parameter-based control ensures communications services are notified reliably when safe, while eliminating safety-compromising alerts during high-speed driving.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUSRE48749E1Data processing method and terminal device
Publication Date: 2021.09.21 HONOR DEVICE CO LTD
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AI summary

A data processing method and a terminal device, where the method includes obtaining a speed of the terminal device, receiving a first communications service, disabling a preset reminder of the first communications service when the speed of the terminal device exceeds a first preset value, and enabling the preset reminder of the first communications service when the speed of the terminal device decreases to a second preset value, where the second preset value is less than or equal to the first preset value. The data processing method and the terminal device are used for a user reminder of a terminal device in a vehicle mode.