Group Session Live Broadcasting Interface for Efficient Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current live broadcasting methods using live broadcasting rooms are passive and inefficient, requiring users to actively find and join rooms, leading to low interaction efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A live broadcasting method and apparatus that displays a group session interface, obtains a group live broadcasting initiation instruction, collects and plays a live broadcasting data stream, and sends it to participating users, enabling efficient group-based live broadcasting interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users actively find and join live broadcasting rooms using entrances, then live broadcasting can be conducted, but interaction efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteraction efficiencyVSAvoiduser operation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of users actively finding and joining live broadcasting rooms (traditional approach), the system inverts the interaction model by allowing users to directly initiate live broadcasting within group sessions. The group chat interface itself becomes the live broadcasting entry point, eliminating the need for users to search for and join separate broadcasting rooms. This inversion dramatically improves interaction efficiency while simplifying user operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Adaptability or versatility

If live broadcasting rooms are used for broadcasting, then live broadcasting function is provided, but user interaction forms are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteraction form diversityVSAvoidsystem structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the group chat function and live broadcasting function into a single integrated interface. The group session interface serves dual purposes: both as a messaging platform and as a live broadcasting entry point. This merging eliminates the need for separate broadcasting room structures, reduces system complexity, and enables diverse interaction forms including asynchronous messaging and synchronous live broadcasting within the same interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The group session interface is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a chat interface and a live broadcasting interface. The same interface can display text messages, images, and live video streams without requiring users to switch between different applications or interfaces. This universal design enhances adaptability by supporting multiple interaction forms while maintaining a simple unified structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10873769B2Live broadcasting method, method for presenting live broadcasting data stream, and terminal

Publication Date: 2020.12.22 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

AI summary

A live broadcasting method is provided. A computing device corresponding to a first user identifier participating a group session displays a group session interface. The computing device obtains a group live broadcasting initiation instruction based on the group session interface; collects a live broadcasting data stream according to the group live broadcasting initiation instruction; and plays the live broadcasting data stream on the group session interface. The live broadcasting data stream is sent to a terminal corresponding to a second user identifier participating in the group session.