Smart TV Video Call Interface Switching to Floating Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart televisions face resource wastage when used solely for video calls, as they cannot simultaneously support other entertainment activities due to limitations in hardware systems, which lead to increased data processing loads and inability to handle multi-channel video calls effectively.
Innovation Solution
A dual-hardware system architecture is implemented, allowing for multi-channel video chat data processing by separating video call interfaces between a full-screen and floating layer configurations, enabling continued video playback and other interface operations without focusing on the call window.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the smart television is used solely for video call in full screen, then the video call quality is improved, but the television cannot simultaneously support other entertainment activities causing resource wastage
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple regions: a full-screen region for video call interface and a picture-in-picture region for other entertainment content. This allows the television to simultaneously display video call in one segment while playing other content in another segment, resolving the contradiction between video call quality and multi-activity support.
Solution Approach 2:
The video call interface is nested within the television interface structure, with the ability to switch between full-screen mode (occupying entire display) and picture-in-picture mode (nested as a smaller window). This nested architecture enables the system to adapt between prioritizing video call quality or enabling other activities based on user needs.
2Manufacturing precision
If the video call interface occupies full screen, then the call window clarity is improved, but the system cannot handle multi-channel video calls effectively due to hardware limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The video call functionality is segmented into multiple independent call windows that can be displayed simultaneously in different regions of the screen. Each call window maintains sufficient clarity while the segmentation allows the system to handle multiple channels by distributing them across different display segments rather than requiring one full-screen call at a time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single full-screen video call (two-dimensional occupation) to multiple smaller call windows arranged in a spatial grid (adding spatial dimension). This dimensional change allows efficient use of screen real estate to support multi-channel video calls while maintaining acceptable clarity in each window.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system processes multiple video channels simultaneously, then the entertainment versatility is improved, but the data processing load increases beyond hardware capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic switching between different video call modes (full-screen, picture-in-picture, multi-window) based on processing load and user interaction. When processing load becomes too high, the system can periodically reduce the number of active video channels or switch to more efficient display modes, thereby managing energy consumption while maintaining entertainment versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method for processing a video call on a smart television and a smart television. In the method, a first call interface displayed in a full screen is switched to a second call interface displayed in a floating layer, and a call window on the second call interface is configured not to be able to obtain a focus; and when a user operates a frontend page, the call window on the second call interface will not be selected, however, all buttons or options of the frontend page located underlying the second call interface can be selected by the user.