Warning System Alert Sublist for Context Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing warning systems face delays and network issues when sending alert messages with context information, as the inclusion of extensive context data increases message size and transmission time, potentially preventing timely assistance in emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A warning system with an alarm distribution module that generates a sublist of requestable context items within the alert message, allowing users to explicitly request context information after receiving the alert, thereby reducing message size and ensuring timely delivery, while a context information management system collects and stores context data for later retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If context information is included in the alert message, then the information completeness is improved, but the message size increases and transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information transmission into two distinct phases: first, a minimal alert message is sent containing only essential alarm information; second, context information is transmitted separately only after the user explicitly requests it. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by ensuring timely delivery of critical alert information while allowing complete information access when needed, without compromising transmission speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by sending the alert message without context information first, ensuring immediate notification. The context information is prepared in advance by the context information management system but transmitted only after user request. This preliminary separation of alert delivery from information provision resolves the transmission time contradiction.
2Loss of information
If context information is included in the alert message, then the information completeness is improved, but the network congestion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the context information from the alert message, separating it into an independent transmission channel. The alert message contains only essential information for immediate action, while context information is transmitted separately through a different mechanism that activates only upon user request. This extraction eliminates the harmful effect of network congestion caused by transmitting large amounts of context data with every alert.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial action by transmitting only the essential alert information initially, and only providing additional context information when explicitly requested. This partial transmission approach prevents network congestion while maintaining information completeness availability, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and network load.
3Loss of information
If context information is sent automatically with the alert message, then the user receives complete information, but the user cannot control which information is received
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by making the information transmission adaptive to user needs. The system automatically determines which context information to provide based on real-time user requests rather than sending a fixed predetermined set of information. This dynamic approach allows complete information availability when needed while giving users control over when and what information is transmitted, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and user control.
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AI summary
A warning system for issuing a message relating to an alarming situation comprises: - an alarm distribution module (114) for generating an alert message (131) relating to the alarming situation and for sending said alert message to one or more terminals (102); and - a context information management system (115) for managing context information related to the alarming situation. The alarm distribution module (114) generates a sublist of context items related to the alarming situation and includes the sublist in the alert message (131). The context information management system (115) will deliver a context item (113) only after receiving an explicit request (132) from a terminal (102).