In-App Content Sharing With Embedded Messaging Dialogs

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing instant messaging applications require users to switch between multiple applications for sharing content and communicating, leading to a suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

A communications system and method that allows sharing content through a second application, enabling instant messaging and communication within a first application without leaving it, using a dialog interface to send messages and control playback synchronization for multimedia content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users share content through a second application (instant messaging app), then content sharing capability is improved, but users must switch between applications which increases operation complexity and reduces ease of operation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent sharing capabilityVSAvoidapplication switching operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the instant messaging function into the first application by embedding a dialog interface that allows users to send and receive messages directly within the content sharing context. This integration eliminates the need to switch between applications while maintaining both content sharing and communication capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The first application is enhanced with multi-functionality by incorporating instant messaging capabilities alongside its primary content sharing function. The dialog interface enables the first application to serve both as a content viewer and a communication tool, reducing the need for separate applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If users embed a dialog interface in the first application for instant messaging, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvein-app messaging operationVSAvoidapplication structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The dialog interface is implemented as a separate, modular component within the first application. This segmentation allows the messaging functionality to be added without fundamentally restructuring the entire application, making the complexity manageable and the integration cleaner.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If users implement real-time communication within the first application, then user experience is improved, but loss of time for application switching is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidapplication switching time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The dialog interface enables continuous communication action within the first application without interruption or switching. Users can seamlessly send messages, receive notifications, and engage in real-time communication while remaining in the same application context, eliminating time loss from switching.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS20250293999A1The method and device of sharing content through instant messaging

Publication Date: 2025.09.18 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

AI summary

A first electronic device sends a link of first content to the second electronic device by using a second application, where the first content is content provided by a first application. The second electronic device displays a first dialog interface of a third application corresponding to the second application, where the first dialog interface includes an identity of a user operating the first electronic device and a second option associated with the link of the first content. The second electronic device displays a second interface of a fourth application corresponding to the first application in response to an operation on the second option, where the second interface includes the first content and a third option. In response to an operation on the third option, the second electronic device sends a first message to the first electronic device by using the third application.