Unified Message Management Platform for Multi-Source Communication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current computing devices lack an efficient single message management platform that can unify and organize various types of messages from different applications, requiring users to open multiple apps and manage messages manually, which is cumbersome and inefficient.

Innovation Solution

A single message management platform integrated into computing devices that can receive, organize, and manage messages from multiple sources, including text, email, WhatsApp, and social media, by prioritizing, filtering, and storing messages based on user settings, and providing features like translation, reminders, and group management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users open multiple applications to manage different message types, then message handling capability is improved, but device complexity and user operation complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage handling capabilityVSAvoidapplication management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple message management functions from different applications into a single unified message management platform. This platform integrates text messages, emails, social media messages, and other communication types into one interface, allowing users to manage all messages through a single application rather than switching between multiple applications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified message management platform is designed to handle multiple types of messages and communication protocols through a single application. It provides universal functionality to receive, organize, prioritize, and manage diverse message types (text, email, social media, etc.) without requiring separate specialized applications for each message type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If users manually manage messages from different applications, then message organization is improved, but time consumption and operational effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage organizationVSAvoidtime for message management
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs preliminary organization and prioritization of messages upon receipt. It pre-sorts messages by importance, type, and source before the user needs to review them, and pre-organizes them in the unified interface according to established criteria, eliminating the need for users to manually sort and organize messages from different applications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The unified message management platform automatically manages message organization, prioritization, and filtering without requiring continuous user intervention. The system self-organizes incoming messages according to predefined rules and user preferences, automatically updating the unified view as new messages arrive, thereby reducing the time and effort users must spend on manual message management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If messages from multiple sources are aggregated in one platform, then message accessibility is improved, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage accessibilityVSAvoidmessage processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The unified message management platform segments and categorizes messages from different sources into distinct organizational groups or categories. It divides the aggregated message stream into manageable segments based on message type, priority level, sender, or other criteria, making it easier for users to navigate and access specific message groups without being overwhelmed by the total volume of messages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The platform acts as an intermediary layer between multiple message sources and the user. It receives messages from various applications and protocols, standardizes their format and structure, and presents them through a unified interface. This intermediary function simplifies the complexity of handling diverse message formats by translating them into a common structure that the user interface can consistently display and manage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11641335B2Single message management platform
Publication Date: 2023.05.02 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
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AI summary

Methods and devices related to a single message management platform are described. In an example, a method can include receiving a first message at a first processing resource via a first application, receiving a second message at the first processing resource via a second application, receiving the first message and the second message at a memory, storing the first message and the second message in the memory, receiving a command to open a single message management platform, receiving the first message and the second message at the single message management platform, and organizing the first message and the second message at the single message management platform.