Instant Messaging Secret Message Switching via Speech Balloon Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current instant messaging services lack an effective method to convey secrets or sensitive information during chats, as the existing secret chat function does not adequately express the intended meaning beyond direct representation.
Innovation Solution
An instant messaging service method that allows a message sender to switch a general message to a secret message based on specific conditions, such as user selection, elapsed time, or performed events, with the option to display the switched message through different interfaces or by rotating the speech balloon, enabling the message sender to convey a secret or inverted content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a secret chat function is provided to convey sensitive information, then the ability to express secrets is improved, but the message content remains directly expressed without additional expression layers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested message structure where a first message (outer layer) contains or is associated with a second message (inner layer). The second message is hidden within the first message's speech balloon, creating a nested configuration similar to Russian dolls. This allows the system to provide multiple layers of message expression without significantly increasing overall structural complexity, as the inner message shares the same visual container as the outer message.
2Adaptability or versatility
If message switching is implemented based on conditions, then the fun and discovery experience is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining multiple trigger conditions (time-based triggers, event-based triggers, and selection-based triggers) that are established before the messaging operation. These conditions are configured in advance, and the system automatically evaluates them during runtime without requiring complex real-time decision-making logic. This approach simplifies the control structure by having predetermined rules rather than complex adaptive algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The message display system is made dynamic by allowing the speech balloon to rotate and switch between displaying the first message and the second message based on triggered conditions. The speech balloon can dynamically change its orientation and content, providing an engaging user experience. This dynamic behavior is achieved through simple state transitions rather than complex transformations, maintaining system simplicity while enhancing functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the second message is displayed by rotating the speech balloon, then the visual interest and fun factor is improved, but the display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the rotational symmetry and curved nature of the speech balloon element to implement message switching. By rotating the speech balloon (a curved, rounded element) to different orientations, the system can display different messages (first message vs. second message) in a visually appealing manner. The curved, spherical-like shape of the speech balloon naturally lends itself to rotation without creating sharp edges or complex geometric transitions, thereby maintaining interface simplicity while providing visual variety.
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AI summary
An instant messaging service providing method and a user terminal for performing the instant messaging service providing method including receiving and displaying a first message that is created by a message transmitter; determining whether a message switching condition is met after the first message is displayed; and displaying a second message that is created by the message transmitter when the message switching condition is determined to be met.