Floating Window Control Mapping for Video Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users cannot directly operate function controls of video or music applications displayed in a floating window on electronic devices, as only video content is visible, requiring cumbersome navigation back to the original interface to perform actions like pausing the video.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an operation method that maps function buttons onto a floating window, allowing users to trigger corresponding operations directly from the floating window, eliminating the need to switch back to the original interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If video content is displayed in a floating window, then the user can watch video while using other applications, but the user cannot directly operate function controls of the video
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a control mapping mechanism that acts as an intermediary between the floating window and the original application interface. When the floating window is activated, the system automatically maps and displays corresponding function controls (play, pause, stop, etc.) within the floating window boundary, enabling direct control without switching to the original interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension of control accessibility by projecting the original interface's function controls into a different spatial dimension (the floating window layer). This allows users to access controls from multiple layers simultaneously - the floating window layer for direct control and the original application layer for full interface access.
2Area of stationary object
If only video content is displayed in the floating window, then the display region is compact, but the user interface complexity increases as users must switch between windows to perform operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-mapping the function controls to the floating window before the user needs to operate them. When the floating window is created or activated, the system proactively displays the relevant controls (play, pause, stop, etc.) within the window, so users don't need to switch to the original interface to find and execute these controls.
3Ease of operation
If the original interface is displayed in full screen, then all controls are accessible, but the user cannot simultaneously view and control video content in a compact format
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the user interface into two independent but connected parts: the floating window containing a portion of the video content and its mapped controls, and the original application interface with the complete control set. This segmentation allows the floating window to function as an independent control unit while maintaining connection to the original interface for full functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an operation method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a first input in a case that a first interface is displayed, the first interface including N first controls, N being a positive integer; displaying a target window and at least one second control in response to the first input, the target window displaying interface display content of the first interface, the at least one second control and the N first controls having a mapping relationship, and each of the at least one second control being configured to trigger a function operation that is triggerable by a corresponding first control; receiving a second input by a user for a target control in the at least one second control; and executing a target operation corresponding to the target control in response to the second input.