Dual Information Stream Page for Social App Redundancy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing social applications face challenges in effectively displaying and managing posts from different types of users, leading to redundancy and limited self-selection capabilities, as they rely on recommendation algorithms that may inaccurately push information from non-friend users.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a dual information stream page system, where one page displays posts from friends and another from non-friends within shared groups, allowing users to selectively view and interact with posts from different types of users, reducing redundancy by displaying only posts from users within the same group.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If recommendation algorithms are used to push information from non-friend users, then information diversity is improved, but information accuracy and user selection capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information stream into two distinct parts: posts from friends and posts from non-friends. This segmentation allows users to separately view and control each type of content, improving information accuracy by enabling selective viewing while maintaining information diversity through the non-friend section.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts posts from non-friend users and separates them from the main friend posts stream. By taking out non-friend posts and displaying them in a distinct section with a separate portal, the system improves user selection capability while maintaining access to diverse information sources.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all posts from non-friend users are displayed, then information scope is expanded, but redundancy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments non-friend posts by group affiliation, creating a structured display where posts are organized according to shared groups. This segmentation reduces redundancy by grouping similar content together while expanding information scope through systematic organization of posts from multiple non-friend users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic portal that appears on the first information stream page when non-friend posts are updated. This dynamic element allows the system to adaptively expand information scope based on user activity while maintaining a clean interface that reduces perceived redundancy through on-demand display.
3Device complexity
If a single information stream page is used, then device complexity is reduced, but user interaction capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where a portal of the second information stream page is embedded within the first information stream page. This nesting approach maintains a simple single-page appearance while providing access to multiple information streams, reducing device complexity while enhancing user interaction capability through intuitive navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a portal as an intermediary element that mediates between the single-page structure and multi-stream content. This portal serves as a gateway that maintains the simplicity of a single page while enabling sophisticated interaction with multiple information streams, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and interaction capability.
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AI summary
Provided is an information display apparatus for a social application, including a first information stream page and a second information stream page, wherein the first information stream page is configured to display posts published by first objects, the first objects including a user who has a first-type relationship with a current user, the second information stream page is configured to display posts published by second objects, the second objects including a user, in a group that the current user joins, who has a second-type relationship with the current user, and a portal of the second information stream page is displayed on the first information stream page in response to the posts published by the second objects being updated; wherein the first-type relationship is a friend relationship, and the second-type relationship is a non-friend relationship.