Chat Image Display Layout for Fast Status-to-Stream Switching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image display methods in applications with chatting functions, such as live stream or video applications, complicate the process of checking the status or image of other accounts, leading to increased operation steps and reduced efficiency due to the need to close and reopen chat windows.

Innovation Solution

An image display method that includes displaying chat information and the current status of another account in a dedicated region, allowing users to jump directly to the associated image or live stream with a single operation, thereby simplifying the process and enhancing user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users open multiple chat windows to chat with multiple accounts simultaneously, then chat functionality is improved, but the application image (live stream or video) is largely covered and operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvechat functionalityVSAvoidoperation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple chat windows into a single integrated chat interface that can display multiple account interactions simultaneously. The chat list region shows multiple accounts and their statuses, while the image display region shows the live stream or video content, eliminating the need to open separate chat windows for each account.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The chat list region serves multiple functions: displaying chat information, showing account statuses (live streaming, hosting, watching), and providing quick access to related images. This multi-functional design allows users to perform various operations within a single interface without needing separate windows for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Area of stationary object

If users close chat windows to reduce coverage of the application image, then image visibility is improved, but the number of operation steps increases when chatting with multiple accounts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage visibilityVSAvoidoperation steps

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple chat interactions and account management functions into a single chat list interface. Users can view and switch between multiple accounts without closing or opening separate windows, reducing the number of operations required while maintaining image visibility through the integrated layout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-loads and displays information about multiple accounts in the chat list region, including their current statuses and associated images. This preliminary preparation allows users to quickly access and switch between accounts without needing to perform repeated search or navigation operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If users need to check the status or image of another account during chat, then information completeness is improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidoperation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates account status information and related images directly into the chat list region. Users can view the current status (live streaming, hosting, watching) and associated images of other accounts without leaving the chat interface, eliminating the need for separate lookups or navigation to different pages.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The chat list region acts as an intermediary that provides quick access to account status and image information. By displaying thumbnails and status indicators in the chat list, the system mediates between the chat function and the image viewing function, allowing users to access image information without full navigation to the image display page.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Adaptability or versatility

If multiple chat windows are opened simultaneously, then chat versatility is improved, but the application image area is reduced and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvechat versatilityVSAvoidapplication image area

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple chat functions into a single interface where the chat list region displays multiple account interactions and the image display region shows the primary content. This consolidation maintains chat versatility while preserving the application image area, as users can interact with multiple accounts without opening separate windows that would cover the image.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12519742B2Image display method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device

Publication Date: 2026.01.06 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

AI summary

This application discloses a method for displaying chat information performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying chat information between a first account and a second account in a chat information display region of a target application, the first account logging into the target application at the electronic device; displaying a current status of the second account at the target application; and in response to an operation instruction executed on the current status of the second account, displaying an image corresponding to the current status in the target application.