Session Media Display State Switching for Privacy and Engagement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing instant messaging applications offer monotonous interactive content, lacking variety and engaging display effects in session interfaces.

Innovation Solution

Implementing different display states for media content within session interfaces, including a blurred state and a clear state, and switching between these states based on user interactions, such as capturing, uploading, or selecting media content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If media content is displayed in a clear state to improve visibility and user engagement, then the display effect is enhanced, but privacy protection and user control over content visibility are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay clarityVSAvoidprivacy exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic switching between blurred and clear display states based on user interaction. The media content starts in a blurred state for privacy protection, and transitions to a clear state only after the user performs specific actions (capturing, uploading, or selecting the content). This dynamic state change resolves the contradiction by adapting visibility to user needs at different interaction stages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the display parameter (blurriness) of media content based on interaction conditions. The system monitors user actions and adjusts the display state parameter accordingly - maintaining a blurred state initially, then transitioning to a clear state when the user captures, uploads, or selects the content. This parameter change strategy allows the system to balance privacy protection with visibility enhancement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple display states are implemented to enrich interactive content, then user engagement is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteractive content varietyVSAvoiddisplay state management
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the media content display system multi-functional by implementing both blurred and clear display states within the same interface. The session interface can universally handle different display states based on interaction context, eliminating the need for separate interfaces or complex additional systems. This multi-functionality approach enriches interactive content while managing complexity through a unified display mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If media content is displayed in a blurred state to protect privacy, then user control is improved, but visibility and interaction quality deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser control over visibilityVSAvoidcontent visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary blurring to media content before user interaction occurs. The content is preprocessed to a blurred state that protects privacy while preserving the option for later clarification. This preliminary action allows users to maintain control over visibility initially, then choose to enhance visibility by performing specific interactions (capturing, uploading, or selecting the content), thereby recovering information when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20260081885A1Method, apparatus, device, readable storage medium, and product for displaying media content
Publication Date: 2026.03.19 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, a device, a readable storage medium, and a product for displaying media content, and the method includes: displaying, within a session interface, in a predetermined first display state, at least one first media content sent by a second user; in response to a media content obtaining request triggered by a first user for the first media content, determining at least one second media content obtained by the first user; and in response to sending of the at least one second media content, switching a display state of at least one of the first media content satisfying a predetermined condition, to a predetermined second display state.