Emoticon Reply Display Limiting for Instant Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
In instant messaging groups with a large number of users, the traditional method of displaying information about multiple users who quickly reply to the same message with the same emoticon can lead to a poor display effect and increased server pressure, as it occupies significant display space and requires processing multiple user interactions.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for information display and sending that acquires an information display instruction for a first emoticon, displaying information about a limited number of second users who quickly reply to a target message, with the number of users capped at a preset limit, and a server determines and sends a target user set based on the order of their replies, reducing server load and improving user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If information about all users who quickly reply with the same emoticon is displayed, then completeness of information is improved, but display space occupation increases and server pressure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary portion of user information for display by introducing a preset number limit. When the number of users who quickly reply with the same emoticon exceeds this limit, only information about users within the limit is displayed, while information about exceeding users is omitted from the display interface. This resolves the contradiction by taking out only the essential information that fits within display space constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by displaying information about a subset of users (those within the preset number limit) rather than all users. This partial display approach ensures that the most relevant information is shown without occupying excessive display space, thereby balancing information completeness with display efficiency.
2Loss of information
If information about all users who quickly reply with the same emoticon is displayed, then completeness of information is improved, but server processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces server processing load by extracting and processing only the necessary subset of user information. The server identifies users who quickly reply with the same emoticon but limits processing and transmission to only those within the preset number limit. This extraction approach significantly reduces the computational burden on the server while still providing meaningful information to users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action at the server level by processing information about a limited number of users rather than all users. This partial processing approach maintains the essential functionality of tracking quick replies while dramatically reducing server resource consumption and processing time.
3Area of stationary object
If a preset number limit is applied to displayed users, then display space efficiency is improved, but completeness of displayed information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a preset number parameter that controls the quantity of user information displayed. By changing this parameter, the system can dynamically adjust between displaying more complete information (higher number) or more space-efficient display (lower number). This parameter-based approach allows flexible balancing between information completeness and display space efficiency based on specific needs.
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AI summary
The application provides a method for information display and a method for information sending. After a first user triggers an information display instruction for a first emoticon, a terminal device can display information about at least one second user to the user. The second user is a user who quickly replies to a target message with the first emoticon, and a number of at least one second user is no more than a first preset number. In this way, the terminal device displays information about a first preset number of second users to the first user at most. It can be seen that no matter how many users quickly replies to the target message with the first emoticon, the terminal device will only display information about a first preset number of second users at most.