Chat Interaction Guide Controls for Context-Aware Information Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users in information exchange scenarios, such as group and individual chats, are unaware of available information processing functions and struggle to efficiently process and use information due to differences in chat types and user roles, leading to a poor interaction experience.

Innovation Solution

An interactive interface with guide controls is displayed in response to a preset operation, allowing users to perform processing operations through trigger operations on these controls, which are tailored to the chat type and user role, enhancing interaction efficiency and convenience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the system provides comprehensive information processing functions for different chat types and user roles, then the functionality and versatility are improved, but the complexity of the interface and difficulty of operation increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by proactively displaying guide controls before users need them. When a user enters a chat interface, the system automatically analyzes the chat type and user role, then pre-presents relevant operation guides and functional recommendations. This eliminates the need for users to explore or search for available functions, reducing operational complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Guide controls serve as an intermediary between the complex backend processing system and the user. Instead of directly exposing numerous processing functions, the system uses guide controls to mediate user interactions. These controls translate complex system capabilities into simple, context-relevant actions, allowing users to access comprehensive functionality without facing interface complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If the system displays all available processing functions, then the completeness of information is improved, but the clarity and ease of use deteriorate due to information overload

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidusability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by customizing the information display according to each user's specific context. Instead of uniformly showing all functions to all users, the system analyzes chat type (e.g., group chat vs. individual chat) and user role (e.g., administrator vs. member) to selectively present only relevant processing functions. This ensures information completeness for each user's needs while avoiding information overload.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the comprehensive set of processing functions into multiple categorized groups based on chat context and user role. Rather than presenting a single overwhelming list, functions are divided into logical segments (e.g., message management, file handling, participant control) and displayed in a structured manner. This segmentation maintains information completeness while improving clarity and ease of use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system customizes interface elements based on chat type and user role, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system achieves universality by designing a single guide control mechanism that serves multiple functions across different chat types and user roles. Rather than creating separate interface systems for each scenario, the same guide control framework automatically adapts its content based on contextual parameters. This multi-functionality approach maintains high adaptability while avoiding the complexity of multiple specialized systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260050455A1Information processing method and apparatus, and electronic device
Publication Date: 2026.02.19 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are an information processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The information processing method includes: in response to receiving a preset operation instruction relating to a target session, displaying an interaction interface corresponding to the target session; displaying at least one guide control in the interaction interface; and in response to receiving a trigger operation relating to a target guide control among the at least one guide control, performing a processing operation corresponding to the trigger operation.