Virtual Notifications for Automatic Event-Based Clearing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional notifications on information handling devices become unwieldy and require manual clearing, often causing users to forget about the notification, and do not automatically clear when the associated event is completed.
Innovation Solution
Implementing virtual notifications that utilize repurposed outputs such as display screen background color changes, icon modifications, or relocation, which can be automatically cleared based on detected data indicating the event's completion, such as location or transactional data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional notifications are displayed on the device screen, then users receive alerts about events, but the notifications become unwieldy and require manual clearing
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system automatically clears itself when the associated event is detected as completed. The processor monitors for event completion data and autonomously removes the corresponding notification from display, eliminating the need for manual user intervention while ensuring reliable notification delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where the processor continuously monitors for data indicating event completion and uses this feedback to automatically clear notifications. This closed-loop approach ensures notifications are removed at the appropriate time without user intervention.
2Loss of information
If notifications remain displayed until manually cleared, then users can review them, but users may forget about the notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system autonomously manages its own lifecycle by automatically clearing notifications when events are completed, eliminating the burden of manual clearing while ensuring users remain aware of relevant information through appropriate timing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively clears notifications based on detected event completion data before users would need to manually clear them, preventing information loss while avoiding unnecessary user attention after the event has occurred.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple notifications are displayed simultaneously, then users receive comprehensive event alerts, but the notification area becomes cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system automatically manages display clutter by clearing completed notifications without user intervention, maintaining comprehensive event coverage while dynamically optimizing the use of display area based on current active events.
4Ease of operation
If users manually clear notifications, then the notification area is freed up, but this requires additional user interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs notification clearing autonomously by detecting event completion data and automatically removing corresponding notifications, eliminating the need for user interaction while maintaining ease of operation through intelligent automation.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, data; repurposing, using a processor, an output based on the data; and providing, using an output device of the electronic device, the repurposed output as a notification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.