Linked Image Post Object Animation for Social Media

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing social media graphical user interfaces on small electronic devices require scrolling and are cluttered with unrelated content, making it difficult to view related visual media without hashtag filtering, and they are not suited for bidirectional communication between users.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of media capture and messaging controllers in electronic devices that link visual media into a single post object, allowing for haptic user interaction to transition between media without scrolling, and enabling aggregation of related content within the same display region, along with bidirectional communication capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If visual media are displayed in reverse chronological order in a news feed, then new content is continuously updated, but related visual media are scattered and require scrolling to view coherently

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent update efficiencyVSAvoidviewing coherence

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the news feed into distinct sections: a main post section displaying the original visual media, and a reply section displaying related reply posts with their visual media. This segmentation allows related content to be grouped together in the same viewport without requiring scrolling through unrelated content, while still maintaining continuous content updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a spatial dimension to content organization by positioning reply posts with their visual media adjacent to or overlaying the main post visual media in the same display region. This dimensional arrangement allows users to view related content coherently without scrolling, transforming the traditional linear vertical scroll into a multi-dimensional layout where related content occupies the same spatial plane.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Area of stationary object

If reply posts are displayed in smaller format to fit limited screen size, then more content fits on screen, but clarity and detail are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvescreen utilizationVSAvoidvisual detail clarity

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic scaling and positioning of visual media based on their importance and relationship to the main post. Reply visual media can dynamically adjust their display size and position, allowing larger display for important replies while maintaining overall screen efficiency. The layout dynamically reconfigures to prioritize visual detail clarity for related content without wasting screen space.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If hashtags filtering is used to group related content, then relevant content can be organized, but additional interaction steps and complexity are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent organizationVSAvoidinterface complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements automatic grouping of reply posts with their associated visual media directly under the main post without requiring user-initiated hashtag filtering. The system automatically identifies and groups related content based on the reply-post relationship, eliminating the need for users to manually apply filters or search for related content, thereby reducing interface complexity while maintaining effective content organization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Productivity

If social media posting is designed for multicast communication, then content distribution is efficient, but bidirectional communication between users is hindered

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent distribution efficiencyVSAvoidcommunication mode flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs the post interface to serve multiple communication functions simultaneously. The same interface that enables efficient multicast content distribution also facilitates bidirectional communication by allowing users to reply with visual media that becomes part of the linked post structure. Users can both receive and send visual media through the same unified interface, making the system adaptable to both one-to-many and many-to-many communication patterns without requiring separate mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10540080B2Visual media capture and user interface animation

Publication Date: 2020.01.21 SULLY MELISSA

AI summary

Methods for the capture, messaging and graphical user interface display of visual social media use electronic devices, especially small form factor electronic devices, each in operable communication with social media servers. The electronic devices comprise media capture controllers for the capture of visual media using image sensors and messaging controllers for sending notifications of such at least one further electronic devices. The further electronic device may similarly use the media capture controller to capture further visual media which is then uploaded to a social media server. The social media server links the first visual media and the further visual media in a linked image post object. The linked image post object may display the first visual media and the display controller may generate a user interface animation to substitute the first visual media with the further visual media substantially in place within the same display region of the display.