Wearable Notification Filtering via Portable Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices face challenges in setting notification preferences due to their small size and limited input methods, requiring external devices for operation and lacking direct control over notification settings.
Innovation Solution
A portable device with a wireless communicator and controller that receives notification settings from a wearable device, allowing users to manage notification preferences directly on the wearable device through wireless communication, including options for sender, application, and content filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If notification settings are managed on a portable device, then user accessibility and direct control are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses wireless communication as an intermediary between the portable device and wearable device. The portable device receives notification settings from the wearable device via wireless communication, processes them locally, and transmits filtered notifications back to the wearable device. This intermediary approach enables direct user control on the portable device while maintaining the simplicity of the wearable device architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification management function is segmented between the portable device and wearable device. The portable device handles user interface, setting reception, and notification filtering, while the wearable device handles notification generation and transmission. This segmentation allows each device to maintain appropriate complexity levels while achieving the overall goal of improved user accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If notification filtering by sender, application, and content is implemented, then user experience is improved, but processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements partial filtering action by receiving comprehensive notification settings from the wearable device but only processing and transmitting notifications that match the filtered criteria. The portable device receives all notification types initially but then selectively processes only those matching user-defined sender, application, or content filters, reducing processing requirements while maintaining enhanced user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device performs preliminary action by generating and transmitting notification settings to the portable device in advance. The portable device stores these settings and uses them for pre-filtering notifications before transmission to the wearable device, reducing real-time processing requirements and enabling efficient notification management.
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AI summary
Provided are a portable device, a wearable device, and a system including the same for setting a reception of a notification message in the wearable device. The portable device includes: a wireless communicator configured to receive, from a wearable device via wireless communication, information regarding a notification setting; and a controller configured to identify an event and to determine, based on the received information, whether to transmit a notification to the wearable device in response to the identified event.