Chat Room Shortcut Detection for Voice Client Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inefficiency when accessing frequently used chat rooms due to the time-consuming process of searching through multiple options displayed on a voice client interface.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that detect a shortcut for the target chat room, allowing users to obtain and utilize room identification and protocol name information to directly access the chat room, eliminating the need to search through multiple options.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If users search through multiple chat room options displayed on the voice interface, then they can find the chat room they want to access, but it takes a long time and reduces access efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime to access chat roomVSAvoidease of accessing chat room
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting and creating shortcuts for frequently accessed chat rooms before the user needs to access them. The shortcut detection module identifies chat rooms that users access repeatedly and automatically generates shortcut icons, so when users need to access these chat rooms again, they can do so immediately through the shortcut without searching through the full list of chat rooms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If the voice interface displays all chat room options, then users can find any chat room, but the interface becomes complex and navigation becomes time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechat room access efficiencyVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the chat room access function into two distinct pathways: a complete chat room list for comprehensive access and shortcuts for frequent access. The shortcut module separates frequently used chat rooms into a dedicated, simplified interface element that provides direct access, while the main interface retains the full list for less frequently accessed rooms. This segmentation reduces the cognitive load and navigation time for common operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10133442B2Method and apparatus for accessing a chat room
Publication Date: 2018.11.20 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Methods and apparatus for accessing a chat room are provided. A shortcut of the chat room to be accessed can be detected. When that a user clicks on the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed is detected, a room identification of the chat room to be accessed and protocol name information of a protocol used by a voice client can be obtained from the shortcut of the chat room to be accessed. The chat room to be accessed can then be accessed according to the room identification of the chat room to be accessed and the protocol name information.