Navigation Bar Page Switching Control for Chat Applications
Solution Overview
Problem
Users of chat applications on mobile terminals face inefficiencies when switching between multiple conversation pages, requiring multiple steps to navigate between different conversation pages, which hinders seamless communication.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that display a navigation bar alongside the user interface, allowing direct switching to target conversation pages by displaying first page display controls in the navigation bar, enabling users to perform instant communication without the need for multi-step navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users navigate through contact list and return button to switch between conversation pages, then users can access multiple conversation pages, but the number of operation steps increases and switching efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the navigation function by separating the conversation page switching control from the contact list interface. A dedicated navigation bar is created with direct access controls for switching between conversation pages, independent from the contact list navigation path.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-positioning navigation controls in the navigation bar that directly access target conversation pages. Users can switch between conversations without first returning to the contact list, as the navigation controls are prepared and available in advance during the conversation interface.
2Productivity
If multiple navigation controls are added to enable direct switching between conversation pages, then switching efficiency improves, but the complexity of the navigation interface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation bar is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a general navigation component and as a specific conversation switching control interface. The same navigation bar structure handles both standard navigation tasks and the specialized function of switching between conversation pages, reducing the need for separate complex controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation controls in the navigation bar are designed to be dynamic, appearing and disappearing based on the current conversation context. The controls adapt their presence and configuration according to whether the user is in a conversation interface, maintaining simplicity when not needed and providing functionality when required.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for displaying a page, which involve the technical field of computers. The method includes: displaying a navigation bar and a user interface of a target application; determining at least one target conversation page of the target application, wherein the at least one target conversation page is a conversation page not currently displayed in the user interface; displaying a first page display control of the at least one target conversation page in the navigation bar; and switching an application page displayed in the user interface to display a target conversation page corresponding to the first page display control, upon detecting a first designated operation performed on the first page display control. Since the user interface and the navigation bar of the target application are displayed side by side, it can enable the user to directly switch to the target conversation page by clicking the first page display control in the navigation bar, save multi-step operations for the user to switch to the target conversation page, and improve the switching efficiency of the target conversation page.