Information Processing System for Accurate Comment Counting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current information processing systems display the total number of comments globally, without considering visibility filters or blocking relationships, leading to inaccurate comment counting for users.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that calculate and display a targeted quantity of comments by distinguishing between comments visible to all, comments visible only to specific objects, and comments blocked by the viewing account, using a formula (N=N0−N1+N2−N3) to determine the quantity of comments allowed to be displayed, where N0 is the total quantity, N1 is comments with limited visible objects, N2 is comments visible to the viewing account, and N3 is comments blocked by the account.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the system displays the total quantity of global comments to all users, then the implementation is simple and the data is easy to obtain, but the accuracy of comment counting for individual users is poor because it does not account for visibility filters and blocking relationships

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomment counting accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the comment set into multiple categories based on visibility: total comments (N0), comments with limited visible objects (N1), comments visible to the viewing account (N2), and comments blocked by the account (N3). This segmentation allows the system to calculate the accurate visible comment count using the formula N=N0-N1+N2-N3, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity by organizing data into manageable segments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If the system filters comments based on visibility objects and blocking relationships, then the comment counting accuracy for users is improved, but the complexity of the information processing system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomment counting accuracyVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing the quantities of different comment categories (N0, N1, N2, N3) before the user requests comment information. When a user views comments, the system directly retrieves these pre-computed values and applies the formula N=N0-N1+N2-N3, avoiding complex real-time filtering operations. This resolves the contradiction by performing the complex processing in advance, making the actual user interaction simple while maintaining high accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If the system calculates the quantity of comments visible to each specific account considering blocking relationships, then the accuracy of information provided to users is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by continuously updating the comment quantity statistics (N0, N1, N2, N3) as new comments are posted or existing comments have their visibility changed. The system maintains this feedback loop so that when users request comment information, the displayed count N=N0-N1+N2-N3 always reflects the current state. This resolves the contradiction between information accuracy and processing time by maintaining real-time updated statistics that can be quickly retrieved without recalculation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11509966B2Method and device for information processing
Publication Date: 2022.11.22 BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and device for information processing. A server receives an information acquisition request sent by a viewing account. The information acquisition request includes a target multimedia information identifier. In response to the information acquisition request, the server acquires a total quantity, a first quantity, a second quantity, and a third quantity of comments in a first comment set corresponding to the target multimedia information identifier. The server determines a first target quantity according to the total quantity, the first quantity, the second quantity, and the third quantity. The first target quantity is a quantity of comments allowed to be displayed to the viewing account in the first comment set. The server sends the first target quantity the viewing account.