Chat Input Mode Display for Estimating Reply Wait Time
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication terminal apparatuses lack the ability to estimate the time required for message input, leading to a lack of realism in communication interactions.
Innovation Solution
The terminal displays the input mode of the communication partner, allowing users to estimate the input time based on their experience with different input modes such as voice or keyboard input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the terminal displays only basic message status (without input mode information), then the display information is simple and easy to process, but the user cannot estimate the input time and communication lacks realistic feeling
Solution Approach 1:
The display information is segmented into distinct components: message status indication and input mode indication. These are displayed as separate visual elements that can be processed independently, allowing the system to convey multiple types of information without overwhelming complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The input mode indication acts as an intermediary element between the message status and the user's time estimation need. By displaying the input mode (e.g., voice input, keyboard input, handwriting input) as an intermediate indicator, the user can infer the expected input time without the system needing to calculate or display explicit time estimates.
2Loss of information
If the terminal notifies the communication partner of message editing state, then the partner can recognize the sender's situation, but it is still difficult to estimate how long the waiting time is until message completion
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal performs preliminary action by notifying the communication partner of the input mode before the message input is completed. This advance notification allows the partner to estimate the waiting time in advance, improving communication realism without requiring the system to predict or calculate the actual completion time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the communication partner about the current input mode being used. This feedback loop enables the partner to make informed judgments about expected input duration based on their understanding of different input modes, enhancing the reliability and realism of the communication experience.
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AI summary
A terminal (2) includes: an input mode selection unit (3) that accepts selection of an input mode from a plurality of types of input modes; a notification unit (5) that notifies a terminal (2) of a communication partner of the input mode; an input acceptance unit (4a, 4b) that accepts input of information in the input mode, the selection of the input mode being accepted by the input mode selection unit (3); a mode acquisition unit (7) that acquires an input mode notified from the terminal (2) of the communication partner; and a display control unit (8) that generates display information for displaying the information on a display region of a display (10), the input of the information being accepted by the input acceptance unit (4a, 4b), in which, when the input mode notified from the terminal (2) of the communication partner is acquired by the mode acquisition unit (7), the display control unit (8) generates display information for displaying the acquired input mode on the display region, and causes the display (10) to display the input mode notified from the terminal (2) of the communication partner in accordance with the generated display information.