Contact Card Interface with Front and Back Sides

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for presenting contact information in applications like game and social applications using a list format limit the size of contact information elements and interaction controls, resulting in a poor information display effect and low accuracy of control triggering, thereby reducing interaction efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A contact information presentation method that involves providing a contact interface with a front and back side of a contact card, where the front side displays a virtual avatar of the contact in a virtual scene, and the back side presents at least one interaction control for interaction with the contact, improving the presentation effect and interaction efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If contact information is presented in a list form, then the interface structure is simple and easy to implement, but the size of contact information elements and interaction controls is limited, resulting in poor information display effect and low control triggering accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface implementation simplicityVSAvoidcontrol triggering accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from a traditional linear list layout to a card-based layout with front and back sides. This dimensional change allows the contact card to expand in space, providing larger display areas for avatars and interaction controls on the front side, and additional information fields on the back side, thereby improving both display effectiveness and control accuracy without complicating the underlying interface structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Device complexity

If contact information is presented in a list form, then the interface structure is simple, but the information display effect is poor and interaction efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface structure complexityVSAvoidinteraction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The contact information interface is segmented into distinct functional modules: the front side of the card contains the avatar and primary interaction controls for quick access, while the back side contains detailed information and secondary controls. This segmentation allows users to interact efficiently with common functions without needing to view or process all information, thereby improving interaction efficiency while maintaining a relatively simple overall interface structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If the contact card uses a card-based format with front and back sides, then the information display effect and control accuracy are improved, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol triggering accuracyVSAvoidinterface structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The card-based contact interface serves multiple functions within a unified structure: it displays the contact avatar and basic information on the front side, provides primary interaction controls (such as messaging and calling), and reveals detailed information and secondary controls on the back side. This multi-functionality within a single card structure improves control accuracy and information display while avoiding the need for multiple separate interface elements, thereby limiting the increase in overall interface complexity

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

Data Source

PatentUS12282990B2Contact information presentation
Publication Date: 2025.04.22 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Some aspects of the disclosure provide a method for contact information presentation. The method includes providing a contact interface for an application including a virtual scene, and presenting a front side of a contact card associated with a contact in the contact interface. The front side includes a virtual avatar of the contact in the virtual scene. The method further includes detecting a first operation on the front side of the contact card; and in response to the first operation, presenting a back side of the contact card in the contact interface. The back side includes at least one interaction control for an interaction with the contact. Apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are also contemplated.