Media Playback Layout for Continuous Video and Comment Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video playback systems interfere with immersive viewing of comment content when users switch between media content and comment information, requiring cumbersome manual pausing and redisplay operations.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that allows media content to be played in one region while comment information is displayed in another, with the option to pause the media content upon user request without disrupting the comment display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If media content continues to play while displaying comment information, then the media content playback is uninterrupted, but the user experience of viewing comment content is interfered with

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemedia content playback continuityVSAvoidcomment content viewing experience
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The screen is divided into multiple display regions: a first display region for media content and a second display region for comment information. This spatial segmentation allows both media playback and comment viewing to occur simultaneously without mutual interference, resolving the contradiction between playback continuity and viewing experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The comment information is displayed in a different spatial dimension (second display region) rather than overlaying or replacing the media content. This dimensional separation enables users to view comments while media continues playing, eliminating the interference problem.

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

2Ease of operation

If user manually pauses media content to view comment information, then comment viewing is clear and immersive, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomment content viewing experienceVSAvoidtime for pausing and resuming operations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures multiple display regions and automatically manages the display state of comment information based on user interaction with the media content. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for manual pausing operations, saving user time and effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically switches between displaying comment information and media content based on detected user operations, without requiring manual intervention to pause or resume. The system serves itself by automatically managing the display state transitions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Device complexity

If comment information is displayed in the same region as media content, then the interface is simple, but the comment content becomes difficult to read and view immersively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface structureVSAvoidcomment content readability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display interface is segmented into distinct regions: the first display region for media content and the second display region for comment information. This segmentation maintains interface simplicity while ensuring comment readability by providing dedicated display space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display are assigned different functions and visual characteristics. The second display region is optimized for comment text readability with appropriate sizing and positioning, while the first region maintains media content quality, achieving both simplicity and readability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12489941B2Method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium for controlling media content
Publication Date: 2025.12.02 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method, apparatus, electronic device and a storage medium for controlling media content are provided. In the method, target media content is played in a first region of a media content playback page. In response to a comment display operation for the target media content, comment information of the target media content is displayed in a second region of the media content playback page. In response to a target trigger operation on the media content playback page, the playing of the target media content is paused, and/or the comment information of the target media content is kept displaying.