Dynamic Virtual Article Display in Video Chat

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current video chat systems lack diversity in display manners for virtual articles during transmission, requiring continuous user interaction and reducing user experience, as the display method for receiving terminals is fixed for the same type of virtual articles.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that establish a video connection between terminals, encapsulate a target virtual article's identifier and operation information into electronic resource transmission information, and display the virtual article in a manner corresponding to the operation information, allowing for diverse display methods based on user interactions such as tapping, sliding, or holding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the receiver terminal uses a fixed display manner for virtual articles, then the system implementation is simple, but the display diversity is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay diversityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the display manner changeable based on user operations. The receiver terminal determines display manners dynamically according to operation information received from the sender terminal, allowing the same virtual article type to be displayed in different ways (e.g., flying upward, appearing at specific positions) based on operations like tapping, sliding, or long-pressing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of display manner from fixed to variable. By introducing operation information as a controlling parameter, the system can select different display manners from a preset set, thereby diversifying the display without fundamentally changing the system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If the user needs to continuously operate the terminal to send virtual articles, then the sending function is complete, but the user experience is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidoperation steps
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-setting multiple display manners in the receiver terminal. When the sender sends a virtual article, the receiver automatically selects and executes the appropriate display manner based on the operation information, eliminating the need for the user to manually configure display settings or perform multiple sequential operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically determining and executing the appropriate display manner based on received operation information. The receiver terminal autonomously selects from preset display manners without requiring additional user intervention, reducing operational steps while maintaining functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10271013B2Display control method and apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.04.23 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a display control method and apparatus. The method may include: establishing, by a first terminal, a video connection with a second terminal; obtaining, by the first terminal, a target identifier of a virtual article identified by a sender to be sent to the second terminal; obtaining, by the first terminal, operation information of an operation of the sender performed on the first terminal associated with the virtual article; encapsulating, by the first terminal, the target identifier and the operation information into electronic resource transmission information; and sending, by the first terminal, the electronic resource transmission information to the second terminal to trigger the second terminal to display, in a display manner corresponding to the operation information, a target virtual article identified by the target identifier.