Integrating Message List Items into Electronic Content Lists
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current instant communication and electronic content applications are independent, requiring users to switch between interfaces to view messages, disrupting the user experience and complicating the process of reading content while managing notifications.
Innovation Solution
A data processing method that integrates instant message list items into the electronic content list, allowing users to view and manage messages within the same interface as their content, reducing the need for multiple switches and enhancing user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If instant communication and electronic content are displayed as independent functions, then each function can be optimized independently, but users must switch between interfaces to view messages, disrupting the reading experience and increasing operation complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges instant message notification functionality with electronic content display by integrating message list items directly into the electronic content list. This allows users to view both electronic contents and messages within a single interface, eliminating the need to switch between separate applications and thereby improving ease of operation while reducing interface switching complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic content list is enhanced to serve multiple functions: displaying electronic contents and instant messages simultaneously. This multi-functional design allows the same interface to handle both content consumption and communication tasks, reducing the need for separate interfaces and improving overall user operation convenience
2Reliability
If users switch to view instant messages, then they can read messages promptly, but they must leave the current electronic content reading context, causing interruption and loss of reading position
Solution Approach 1:
By merging message display with electronic content display, the system allows users to view messages without leaving the current content reading context. Users can see message notifications within the same interface where they are reading electronic contents, enabling them to check messages while maintaining their reading position and minimizing time interruption
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying message list items in advance within the electronic content list before users need to respond to messages. This allows users to preview message content while continuing to read electronic contents, and only switch to detailed message view when necessary, thereby reducing reading time interruption
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional notification methods are used, then users are alerted to new messages, but the notification process is disruptive and requires multiple steps to access messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines notification display with content display by integrating message list items into the electronic content list interface. This merged interface allows users to access messages through a single, unified view rather than requiring separate notification actions and multiple interface switches, thereby simplifying the notification system while improving message access convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic content list serves as an intermediary interface that mediates between the user's current reading context and the message notification system. By displaying message list items within this intermediary interface, the system provides a seamless transition path for users to access messages without requiring direct navigation to a separate communication application
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a data processing method, a terminal device and a server device. The method comprises steps of acquiring messages and adding and displaying list items of the messages in an electronic content list. With the method of the present disclosure, list items of messages can be provided in an electronic content list so as to provide a new operating mode for reading the messages.


