Direct Message Reply in Video Playback Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for replying to messages on terminals, such as smartphones and large screens, are complex and disrupt the video watching experience, requiring users to open specific chat pages and navigate through multiple interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow users to quickly reply to messages within a message list without opening a specific chat page, enabling voice, video, or text replies directly from the message list, with options to convert voice or video into text and send messages while continuing to watch videos without interruption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user opens a specific chat page to reply to a message, then the reply can be sent, but the video watching is interrupted and the operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the message reply function from the chat interface by allowing direct reply operations within the video playback interface. The message list is divided into individual message items, each with its own reply button, enabling users to reply to specific messages without navigating to a separate chat page. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by making the reply operation independent and immediate.
Solution Approach 2:
The video playback interface is enhanced with multi-functionality by integrating message display and reply capabilities directly within it. The interface simultaneously serves as both a video player and a messaging interface, allowing users to watch videos and reply to messages in the same screen without switching contexts. This universality eliminates the need to open separate chat pages while maintaining video continuity.
2Ease of operation
If the user opens a specific chat page to reply to a message, then the reply can be sent, but the operation process becomes complex with multiple interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the message reply function with the video playback interface by displaying the message list and reply controls directly within the video screen. Instead of requiring users to navigate between separate chat and video interfaces, both functions are combined in a single unified interface. This merging simplifies the operation process by eliminating the need to switch between multiple interfaces while maintaining full functionality.
3Ease of operation
If the message list is displayed in a floating manner above video content, then the user can reply without leaving video playback, but the display space is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by displaying the message list in a floating manner above the video content rather than requiring horizontal navigation. The message list occupies the upper portion of the screen while video playback continues in the lower portion, effectively using vertical space to accommodate both functions. This dimensional arrangement allows users to access message reply functionality without reducing the video display area significantly.
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AI summary
A message reply method includes displaying a first user interface including a message list, receiving a first trigger operation performed by a user on a first message box in the message list, where the first trigger operation is for triggering replying to a first contact corresponding to the first message box, obtaining, based on the first trigger operation, a reply message to the first contact when the first user interface is displayed, and sending the reply message to the first contact such that a user may implement a reply to a contact in a message list without opening a specific chat page.