Hotspot Recommendation Pop-up Window Control for Video Playback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Pop-up windows on electronic devices often clutter the display interface and cause user distraction due to unnecessary processing of elements outside the pop-up window, leading to mis-operation and a poor user experience when interacting with hotspot recommendations on video playback pages.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that control a hotspot recommendation pop-up window by receiving a display instruction, displaying prompt options corresponding to multiple hotspots, disabling other controls on the video playback page to prevent mis-interaction, and allowing users to select and play hot videos directly from the pop-up window without leaving the current page.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a pop-up window is displayed to show hotspot recommendations, then the recommendation effect is improved, but the display interface becomes cluttered and user focus is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverecommendation effectVSAvoiddisplay clutter and user distraction

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The display interface is segmented into multiple layers: the background video playing page and the foreground pop-up window. The pop-up window is positioned at a specific location (bottom center) and contains only the necessary hotspot recommendation elements, separating the recommendation functionality from the main video playback interface to reduce clutter while maintaining effectiveness

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The hotspot recommendation elements are extracted from the main video playing page and placed into a dedicated pop-up window. This extraction allows the recommendations to be displayed in a controlled, focused manner without cluttering the entire interface, as only the necessary recommendation elements are taken out and presented in the pop-up window

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If all elements on the video playing page are left accessible, then ease of operation is maintained, but mis-operation on elements outside the pop-up window occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation accessibilityVSAvoidoperation accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies preliminary anti-action by disabling controls on the video playing page before the user can accidentally interact with them. When the pop-up window is displayed, the video control, interaction control, and display control are automatically disabled, preventing mis-operation on elements outside the pop-up window while maintaining ease of operation within the pop-up window itself

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

3Reliability

If controls on the video playing page are disabled when pop-up is shown, then mis-operation is prevented, but the user cannot interact with video controls

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation accuracyVSAvoidcontrol accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The control states are made dynamic based on the pop-up window display state. When the pop-up window is displayed, the video control, interaction control, and display control are disabled. When the pop-up window is dismissed or hidden, these controls are automatically re-enabled. This dynamic adjustment ensures operation accuracy when the pop-up is active while restoring full accessibility when it is not

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically disabling the relevant controls before the user can accidentally interact with them when the pop-up window appears. This preliminary disabling action prevents mis-operation, and the controls are automatically re-enabled when the pop-up window is dismissed, ensuring that full functionality is restored when needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11740772B2Method and apparatus for controlling hotspot recommendation pop-up window, and medium and electronic device

Publication Date: 2023.08.29 DOUYIN VISION CO LTD

AI summary

A method and device for controlling a hotspot recommendation pop-up window, a computer-readable medium and an electronic device are provided. On reception of a pop-up window display instruction, a pop-up window including prompt options corresponding to multiple hotspots is displayed on the hot video playing page. In a case that the pop-up window is displayed on the hot video playing page, a first control on the hot video playing page except for the pop-up window is set to a disabled state. Further, the user can select among the prompt options corresponding to multiple hotspots included in the pop-up window.