Messaging Keyboard Context Card Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current messaging systems lack an efficient way to provide contextual information to users while allowing them to generate replies to media content items, as they often require navigating between different interfaces for content and context, which can be cumbersome and disrupt the messaging experience.
Innovation Solution
The system displays a media content item alongside a reply element, with a keyboard interface at the bottom of the screen and context cards providing supplemental information at the top, allowing users to access contextual information without leaving the messaging interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users navigate between different interfaces to access contextual information, then comprehensive contextual information can be provided, but user experience deteriorates and interaction becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the messaging interface with the contextual information interface into a single integrated display. The keyboard interface for composing replies and the context cards displaying supplemental information are combined in one screen real estate, eliminating the need for users to navigate between separate interfaces while maintaining comprehensive information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes vertical space on the display by positioning context cards at the top portion and the keyboard interface at the bottom portion, effectively using the vertical dimension to accommodate multiple functional elements simultaneously. This dimensional arrangement allows both contextual information and reply composition to coexist without interfering with each other.
2Ease of operation
If the keyboard interface is displayed alone, then reply composition is enabled, but contextual information about the media content item is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into distinct functional zones: the top portion dedicated to context cards displaying supplemental information about the media content item, and the bottom portion dedicated to the keyboard interface for reply composition. This segmentation allows both contextual information and reply generation capabilities to be simultaneously accessible without interfering with each other.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent resolves the conflict between displaying the keyboard interface and providing contextual information by utilizing the vertical dimension of the display. Context cards are positioned at the top while the keyboard interface occupies the bottom, allowing both elements to coexist on the same screen without spatial interference.
3Adaptability or versatility
If context cards are displayed at the top and keyboard at the bottom, then both contextual information and reply interface are accessible simultaneously, but screen space utilization must be optimized
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the display are assigned different functional qualities: the top portion is dedicated to displaying context cards with supplemental information, while the bottom portion is reserved for the keyboard interface. This localized functional assignment optimizes screen space utilization by ensuring each area serves its specific purpose efficiently without unnecessary elements occupying space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic positioning where the context cards and keyboard interface can adjust their vertical arrangement based on the amount of contextual information and the need for keyboard accessibility. The system adapts the display layout to optimize both information visibility and input capability, balancing screen space utilization with functional requirements.
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AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a device comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing contextual information with a keyboard interface. The program and method provide for receiving a media content item provided by a second device; displaying, on a screen of the device, the media content item together with a reply element, the reply element being user-selectable to generate a reply message with respect to the media content item; receiving user selection of the reply element; and in response to receiving the user selection, displaying, in a first preset area of the screen, a keyboard interface for user selection of text to include in the reply message, and displaying, in a second preset area of the screen, a context information interface which is user-selectable to provide information corresponding to at least one type of context associated with the media content item.