Display Control Device for User Presence and Content Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display technologies fail to effectively show the presence of all users watching and listening to content, making it difficult for users to communicate smoothly, as text comments overlay on content, reducing its visibility and watchability.
Innovation Solution
A display control device and method that acquires user presence information, decides display positions, and controls the display to show users as if they are watching content together, using a user information acquisition unit, user position decision unit, and display control unit to manage user information and content display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If text comments are displayed concurrently with content, then user communication capability is improved, but content visibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple regions: a content display area for showing the main content and a separate user presence display area for showing avatars. This spatial segmentation allows comments and user presence information to be displayed without obstructing the content, resolving the contradiction between communication capability and content visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Avatars serve as an intermediary visual element that represents user presence and facilitates communication without requiring direct text overlay on the content. The avatars provide a visual cue for user presence and interaction opportunities while maintaining content visibility, acting as a mediator between content consumption and social interaction.
2Loss of information
If avatars are displayed to show user presence, then audience scale is improved, but display space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The user presence information is extracted from the main content display area and placed in a separate dedicated area. This extraction allows the content to maintain full visibility while user presence information is displayed in a non-intrusive manner, providing audience scale without consuming valuable content display space.
Solution Approach 2:
Different areas of the display are assigned different functions with appropriate visual qualities: the content area uses high-quality visual presentation for the main content, while the user presence area uses a different visual style suitable for displaying multiple avatars. This local differentiation optimizes space utilization while maintaining information effectiveness.
3Ease of operation
If users want to communicate closely with friends while watching content, then communication quality is improved, but awareness of other users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the display based on user interactions. When users communicate with each other, the system can highlight relevant avatars or adjust the display to show active participants, creating a dynamic display that adapts to communication needs while maintaining awareness of the broader audience.
Solution Approach 2:
The display provides feedback about user presence and activity levels. By showing avatars and their activity states, the system gives users information about the social context while allowing them to focus on content and communication, creating a feedback loop that balances individual interaction with group awareness.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a display control device including a user information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on presence of one or more users who are using same content as output content, a user position decision unit configured to decide display positions of the presence of the users with the information on the presence of the users acquired by the user information acquisition unit, and a display control unit configured to exert control to display the information on the presence of the users on the basis of the display positions decided by the user position decision unit in a manner that the users appear to be using the content together.