Friend Widgets for Game Status and Easier Friend Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game interfaces, particularly through widgets, are inconvenient for accessing and interacting with friends, limiting opportunities for communication and customization of characters.
Innovation Solution
A service providing apparatus and method that utilizes friend widgets to display friend status information, including game-related details, and allows for easy access to friend homepages and history information, enabling random friend matching and character customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional game interfaces are used, then game functionality is maintained, but accessibility and friend interaction convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the game interface into a widget-based system where friend information and game status are displayed as separate, accessible components. Each friend appears as an individual widget unit that can be independently interacted with, improving accessibility without requiring complex navigation through traditional game menus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a widget as an intermediary element between the user and the game interface. This widget serves as a mediator that displays friend information, game status, and interaction options in a simplified format, reducing the complexity of direct game interface navigation while maintaining full functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If widgets are added to display friend information, then friend interaction opportunities are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal widget design that can display multiple types of information including friend status, game progress, chat messages, and interaction options within a single interface element. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate display components, thereby reducing overall system complexity while enhancing friend interaction capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic widget behavior where the widget content automatically updates based on real-time game status and friend actions. The widget can transition between different states (e.g., online/offline, playing/idle) without requiring manual intervention, simplifying the user interface while maintaining versatile friend matching and interaction capabilities.
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AI summary
A service providing apparatus providing communication with friends using widgets, and an operation method of the service providing apparatus are proposed. The method includes displaying a friend widget on a screen of a user, and displaying status information of a friend on the friend widget, in which the status information of the friend includes information retrieved from a linked game.