Chat Interface Style Adjustment for Selective Message Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

The display style of text chat information is monotonous and lacks variety in existing systems, limiting user interaction and engagement.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that allow for targeted adjustment of the display style of specific chat information on a chat interface in response to user input, enabling different styles for different pieces of chat information without altering the overall display of all chat information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single display style is used for all chat information, then the display system is simple and consistent, but the display style becomes monotonous and lacks variety

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay style varietyVSAvoiddisplay system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments chat information into different categories (e.g., text messages, images, videos, voice messages) and applies different display styles to each segment. This allows variety in display while maintaining system organization through structured classification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the chat interface apply different display qualities - text messages use one style, media messages use another style. Each local element has optimized display properties suited to its type, creating overall variety without requiring complete system redesign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If the display style of chat information is adjusted, then user engagement is enhanced, but the complexity of the display system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interactionVSAvoiddisplay control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects the type of chat information and applies appropriate display styles without requiring manual user configuration. The adjustment mechanism is self-configuring based on message type, reducing operational complexity while maintaining engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes display parameters (such as color, layout, animation) based on the type of chat information. By parameterizing display styles and switching between predefined configurations, the system achieves enhanced user engagement without requiring complex real-time computation or customization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If different display styles are applied to different chat information, then display variety is achieved, but the consistency of the overall display is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay style customizationVSAvoiddisplay consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The chat interface is segmented into distinct message type categories, each with its own display style. This segmentation allows customized display for different content types while maintaining overall structural consistency through unified interface design and organized layout.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The display system is designed as a multi-functional framework that can accommodate various message types through a common architectural base. This universal design ensures that different display styles operate within a consistent system paradigm, maintaining overall coherence while enabling customization.

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

Data Source

PatentEP4668711A1Session information display method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.12.24 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a session information display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: displaying a session interface, wherein at least one piece of session information is displayed in the session interface; and in response to a style adjustment operation of a first user, determining, from the at least one piece of session information, at least one piece of first session information to be adjusted, and adjusting a display style of the at least one piece of first session information in the session interface, wherein second session information other than the at least one piece of first session information is further displayed in the session interface.