Emoji Input Candidate Box Personalization via Conversation History

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional communication software lacks a sufficient variety of emojis to meet user requirements for expressing emotions during communication.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that allow a first user to add an emoji to their emoji input candidate box by receiving an emoji addition instruction triggered by the first user when a second user replies with an emoji in a session interface, thereby increasing the emoji options available to the first user.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the conventional technology is used, then the emoji input candidate box contains a fixed set of emojis, but the variety of emojis is insufficient to meet user requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemoji varietyVSAvoidemoji addition mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables users to automatically add emojis to their personal candidate box by simply selecting emojis from conversation history. The emoji addition instruction is triggered automatically when a user selects an emoji in the conversation interface, eliminating the need for manual emoji search or copying operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-configures the emoji candidate box with commonly used emojis and automatically adds newly selected emojis to the user's personal collection. This preliminary preparation ensures that emojis are readily available for future communication without requiring users to search through extensive emoji libraries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Quantity of substance

If more emojis are added to the input candidate box, then the emoji variety increases, but the system complexity for managing emojis increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of emojisVSAvoidemoji management system
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The emoji management system is segmented into different categories: system-provided emojis, user-added emojis from conversation history, and emoji templates. This segmentation allows the system to handle a large number of emojis in an organized manner, making it easier to manage and retrieve emojis without overwhelming complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The conversation history serves as an intermediary source for emoji acquisition. Instead of requiring users to manually search through extensive emoji libraries or manage complex emoji databases, the system uses conversation history as an intermediate repository to automatically provide relevant emojis to users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12056329B2Method and device for adding emoji, apparatus and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.08.06 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and a device for adding an emoji, an apparatus and a storage medium are provided. When a second user replies to a target message with an emoji in a first session interface, the first user may trigger an emoji addition instruction for the emoji, and the emoji is added to an emoji input candidate box of the first user. With the method for adding the emoji according to embodiments, the emoji replied to the target message by the second user can be added to the emoji input candidate box of the first user, which can increase emojis in the emoji input candidate box of the first user, and meet the requirements of the first user sending various emojis.