Mobile VoIP Group Call Management Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile voice over Internet protocol (mVoIP) group call services lack efficient management and user interaction features, such as automatic participation, real-time connection status updates, and intuitive interfaces for managing group calls, which can lead to user confusion and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A method for operating a mobile VoIP application that includes receiving request signals for group calls, providing meta-information about group call chat rooms, and offering interfaces for users to participate or decline group calls, with features like automatic entry, connection status indicators, and notifications, allowing users to manage group calls without re-initiating requests and enabling seamless participation or termination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually manage group call participation without automatic entry features, then users have control over when to join calls, but users must repeatedly receive and respond to request signals when rejoining calls, increasing operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically entering the group call chat room when a user decides to participate, and pre-establishes the connection status tracking infrastructure. This eliminates the need for users to manually initiate rejoining processes and reduces repeated signal handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality by automatically tracking and displaying connection status of group call members without requiring user intervention. The indicator automatically updates to show whether members are connected, connecting, or terminated, reducing operational burden on users.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed real-time connection status information for all group call members, then users have complete awareness of call participation state, but the interface becomes more complex requiring additional indicators and information display
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses visual indicators with different states (connected, connecting, terminated) to represent connection status information. These indicators provide clear visual feedback about group call participation state without requiring complex text-based information displays, maintaining interface simplicity while conveying comprehensive status data.
3Ease of operation
If the system automatically enters group call chat rooms without user confirmation, then user experience is streamlined, but users lose control over when to participate in calls
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic behavior by providing different entry modes based on user preference. Users can choose between automatic entry (streamlined experience) or manual entry (maintaining control), and the system adapts its behavior accordingly. This dynamic approach resolves the contradiction by allowing users to select their preferred level of automation.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a group call service using mobile voice over Internet protocol (mVolP). According to one embodiment, an interface is provided to transmit a request signal for a group call to members of a group chat room, and from among the group chat room members, it may be determined which members are able to participate in a group call as group call members. A new group call chat room may be created and include the group call members. The request signal may be transmitted in the created new group call chat room.