Information Terminal Reply Screen Triggered by Wearable Email View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable terminals with small displays, such as wristwatch-type devices, face difficulties in providing high operability for creating text-based responses, like reply emails, due to their limited input capabilities, requiring users to switch between information terminals for complex operations.
Innovation Solution
A control method for information terminals that automatically displays a reply-mail creation screen on the terminal's display when an email is viewed on a connected wearable terminal, allowing seamless transition from viewing to composing a reply without additional operations, by receiving viewing information and launching the mail application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If email viewing is performed on a wearable terminal with a small display, then portability and ease of viewing are improved, but the ability to create text-based responses deteriorates due to limited input capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the email handling workflow into two segments: viewing notifications and composing replies. The wearable terminal handles notification viewing, while the information terminal handles reply composition. This segmentation allows each device to perform the tasks it is best suited for, resolving the contradiction between portability and text input capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The information terminal acts as an intermediary between the wearable terminal and the email server. When the wearable terminal displays an email notification, the information terminal automatically receives this notification and presents a reply composition interface, bridging the gap between the wearable's viewing capability and the need for text input.
2Ease of operation
If the user switches between information terminals to create reply emails, then text input capability is improved, but operability and time efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The information terminal performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting when the wearable terminal displays an email notification and proactively preparing the reply composition interface. This eliminates the need for the user to manually switch devices or search for the email, reducing time loss while maintaining full text input capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback between the wearable terminal and information terminal. When the wearable terminal displays an email notification, it provides feedback to the information terminal, which then automatically presents the reply composition interface. This feedback mechanism ensures seamless transition and reduces the time required to create replies.
3Ease of operation
If automatic reply composition is implemented, then operability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information terminal performs multiple functions: it serves as the primary device for email composition, acts as a notification receiver from the wearable terminal, and automatically manages the transition to reply composition. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional dedicated components, managing complexity while improving operability.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided for controlling interaction among an information terminal, an electronic mail server, and a wearable terminal. The method causes an information terminal to receive electronic mail from an electronic mail server by using a mail application for executing transmission and reception of the electronic mail, the mail application being stored in a memory of the information terminal. The method also causes the information terminal to transfer the received electronic mail to a wearable terminal having a second display, and to receive viewing information from the wearable terminal, the viewing information indicating that the electronic mail was displayed on the second display. The method further causes the information terminal to determine whether the electronic mail is being displayed on the second display, and to automatically display, on the first display, a reply-mail creation screen for creating a reply mail to the electronic mail.