Time Zone Display for Wireless Communication Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of wireless communication devices at different time zones face challenges in coordinating communication due to differing time zones, leading to potential disruptions, such as calling or messaging during inappropriate times, like when the other user is sleeping.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that provide time zone information of a second wireless communication device to a first wireless communication device, allowing users to consider the other user's time zone for communication, by transmitting and displaying this information through a server, ensuring that messages or calls are sent at appropriate times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users communicate without considering time zone differences, then communication simplicity is maintained, but communication appropriateness deteriorates (calls/messages may disrupt recipients)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that automatically obtains time zone information from wireless communication devices and provides it to users. This mediator handles the complex time zone data management and comparison operations, so users benefit from improved communication appropriateness without directly dealing with the complexity of time zone coordination themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically obtaining and storing time zone information for each contact in advance. When a user initiates communication, the system has already prepared the time zone data and can immediately compare it with the user's time zone to determine appropriateness, eliminating the need for users to manually gather time zone information.
2Reliability
If the system automatically obtains and displays time zone information for all contacts, then communication appropriateness is improved, but information processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically obtaining and storing time zone information for each contact in advance. When a user initiates communication, the system has already prepared the time zone data and can immediately compare it with the user's time zone to determine appropriateness, eliminating the need for users to manually gather time zone information.
Solution Approach 2:
Wireless communication devices automatically provide their own time zone information to the server without requiring manual input from users. The server then manages this information centrally, allowing the system to serve multiple users efficiently without each user individually processing time zone data.
3Reliability
If the system provides detailed time zone information to users, then communication appropriateness is improved, but user interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex time zone information processing and comparison logic from the user interface and places it in the background system. Users simply view a clear indication of whether communication is appropriate or receive a suggestion to adjust the timing, without being exposed to the underlying complexity of time zone data structures and comparison algorithms.
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AI summary
A method and mobile device configured to display time zone information of a destination mobile device to which the mobile device connects based on time zone information of the mobile device and the destination mobile device.