Multi-Interface Content Display for Real-Time Livestream Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing short video social interaction methods lack real-time interaction capabilities, with processes like forwarding requiring significant time and lacking immediacy.

Innovation Solution

A content display method and apparatus that enables displaying a first interface with a control to trigger the display of additional interfaces showing content from other terminals, facilitating real-time interaction among users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If traditional short video interaction methods (comments, forwarding, likes) are used, then users can interact with content, but real-time interaction is poor and forwarding requires downloading which occupies time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereal-time interaction speedVSAvoidtime occupied by forwarding process

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses screen sharing technology to create a visual copy of the first terminal's screen content and transmits it to the second terminal. This allows the second user to view the livestream content in real-time without requiring downloading or traditional forwarding, thus achieving immediate content sharing and eliminating the time delay associated with traditional forwarding methods.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives screen sharing requests from the first terminal, obtains the screen sharing content, and transmits it to the second terminal. This intermediary mechanism enables real-time content transmission between terminals without requiring direct peer-to-peer connection or traditional content downloading, thereby improving interaction speed and reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If screen sharing content is transmitted through a server, then real-time interaction is improved, but network dependency and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of real-time interactionVSAvoidsystem complexity with server intermediary

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server performs multiple functions: it receives screen sharing requests, obtains screen sharing content from the first terminal, and transmits the content to the second terminal. By consolidating these multiple functions into a single server system, the patent simplifies the overall architecture compared to implementing complex peer-to-peer communication protocols in each terminal, making the system easier to operate while managing complexity centrally.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12477185B2Content display method and apparatus

Publication Date: 2025.11.18 DOUYIN VISION CO LTD

AI summary

Provided are a content display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying, on a first terminal, a first interface, the first interface being used to display a first content, and the first interface including a first control; and displaying, on the first terminal, a second interface and a third interface in response to receiving a trigger signal of the first control, the second interface being used to display the first content, and the third interface being used to display a second content collected by a second terminal and/or a third content collected by the first terminal.