Live Streaming Interface Picture-in-Picture for Participant Focus

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing live streaming interfaces require users to exit the interface when they need to perform other actions, leading to the cancellation of voice connection requests and a loss of focus on session participants.

Innovation Solution

The interface allows users to keep a windowed view of the live streaming session while interacting with other content, displaying participant information such as avatars, text identifications, and audio/video streams, with controls for managing the window's display and audio priorities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users exit the live streaming interface to perform other actions, then they can interact with other content, but they lose focus on session participants and may cancel voice connection requests

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveAbility to switch between interfacesVSAvoidLoss of focus on session participants
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a picture-in-picture window that nests the live streaming interface within another interface. The small window displays participant avatars and information, allowing users to browse other content while maintaining visibility of session participants, thus preventing loss of focus and cancellation of voice connection requests

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a full-screen single-interface view to a multi-dimensional view where the live streaming interface exists as a floating window overlaying other interfaces. This dimensional change allows simultaneous access to multiple interfaces while maintaining session awareness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Loss of information

If users keep the live streaming interface open in the background, then they maintain focus on session participants, but they cannot efficiently browse other content

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveRetention of session participant informationVSAvoidEfficiency of browsing other content
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The live streaming interface is nested within a small floating window that can be positioned anywhere on the screen. This allows users to efficiently browse other content in the background while the participant information remains visible in the nested window, maintaining both session focus and browsing productivity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the live streaming interface into essential elements (participant avatars, information display) that are presented in a compact floating window. This segmentation allows the core functional elements to remain visible while minimizing obstruction to other content browsing activities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250301025A1Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for live streaming interface interaction
Publication Date: 2025.09.25 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

According to embodiments of the disclosure, a method, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium for live streaming interface interaction are provided. The method includes receiving a predetermined request for a live streaming interface, the live streaming interface providing, in real time, an audio-visual content associated with a target session established in a live streaming room; causing a target interface corresponding to the predetermined request to be presented; and superimposing, on the target interface, a window associated with the live streaming interface, the window at least displaying description information associated with at least one participant in the target session. In this way, with embodiments of the disclosure, it may present relevant information of a target session (e.g., voice chat or video chat) established in the live streaming room that the user is interested in, thereby improving efficiency of the user in obtaining information in the live streaming room.