Wearable Device Message Handling Without Mobile Unlocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience and safety risks when trying to check unread messages, emails, or missed calls on mobile terminals in situations like driving or during meetings, as they need to unlock their devices, which is inefficient and unsafe.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that connects an intelligent wearable device with a mobile terminal, allowing users to check and manage unread messages, emails, and missed calls on the wearable device without unlocking the mobile terminal, using operations like clicking a touch screen a preset number of times, with options for vibration or sound prompts and automatic replies for known contacts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users check unread messages on mobile terminal by unlocking the device, then they can access message content, but it causes safety risks and inconvenience in situations like driving or meetings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the message checking function from the mobile terminal by transferring it to a wearable device. The wearable device independently displays message notifications and enables operations without requiring the user to unlock or interact with the mobile terminal, thus separating the safety-critical unlocking operation from the message checking function.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device acts as an intermediary between the user and the mobile terminal's message system. It receives message data from the mobile terminal via wireless communication and provides a separate interface for viewing and responding to messages, eliminating the need for direct interaction with the mobile terminal in unsafe situations.
2Productivity
If users unlock mobile terminal to check messages, then they can access information, but it consumes time and reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-syncing message notifications from the mobile terminal to the wearable device. When a message arrives on the mobile terminal, it is automatically transferred to the wearable device in advance, so the user can immediately view and respond to messages on the wearable without any delay for unlocking or navigating the mobile terminal.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device creates a copy of the message notification data from the mobile terminal. This copy includes the message content and essential interaction capabilities, allowing the user to access message information on a separate device that is always accessible and does not require the mobile terminal to be unlocked or in hand.
3Loss of information
If mobile terminal provides message notification, then users receive information, but it requires user interaction with the mobile terminal which may be unsafe
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the message notification delivery function from the mobile terminal and relocates it to the wearable device. The mobile terminal sends message data to the wearable device, which then independently handles the notification display and response operations, removing the requirement for user interaction with the mobile terminal during message checking.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device serves as an intermediary that receives message notifications from the mobile terminal and provides a safe interface for user interaction. Users can view and respond to messages on the wearable device using simple gestures or voice commands, eliminating the safety risks associated with handling and operating the mobile terminal in unsafe situations.
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AI summary
A method for processing a prompt for an unread message of a mobile terminal using an intelligent wearable device may include: connecting the intelligent wearable device with the mobile terminal; setting a specified operation action on the intelligent wearable device to read the unread message of the mobile terminal; and controlling the mobile terminal to transmit the unread message to the intelligent wearable device for display when the intelligent wearable device receives the specified operation action as an input from a user.