Dynamic Special Effect Controls for Clearer Interaction Guidance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing effect interaction systems provide limited visual information, making it difficult for users to understand the interaction logic and application effects, leading to unsuccessful effect triggering and a suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

Displaying dynamic visual information, such as videos or dynamic images, for effect controls to indicate operation specifications and effect previews, allowing users to intuitively understand and efficiently select desired effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If static visual information is displayed for effect controls, then the interface is simple and easy to implement, but users cannot intuitively understand the interaction logic and application effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual information completenessVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming static effect control icons into dynamic displays. When a user hovers over or selects an effect control, the system dynamically switches from displaying a static icon to playing a video preview that demonstrates the effect's application. This dynamic behavior provides comprehensive visual information about effect interactions while maintaining interface simplicity through on-demand activation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-preparing video previews for each effect control. These video clips are rendered in advance and stored, so when a user interacts with an effect control, the preview can be immediately displayed without processing delays. This approach ensures complete visual information is available while maintaining efficient interface response.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If detailed visual information is provided for all effect controls, then user understanding improves, but the interface becomes cluttered and harder to operate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffect selection efficiencyVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing detailed visual information only where and when needed. Instead of displaying comprehensive effect demonstrations for all controls simultaneously, the system shows detailed video previews only for the specific effect control that the user is currently hovering over or has selected. This localized approach improves effect selection efficiency while maintaining a clean, uncluttered interface overall.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The dynamic display mechanism allows the interface to adapt its information density based on user interaction. In the default state, the interface remains simple with only effect icons visible. When a user hovers or selects a control, the interface dynamically expands to show the corresponding video preview, then returns to the simple state when interaction ends. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between providing detailed information and maintaining interface simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4607326A1Method and apparatus for special effect interaction, device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.08.27 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

According to the embodiments of the disclosure, a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for effect interaction are provided. The method includes: displaying an effect interaction interface, wherein the effect interaction interface comprises a control area and a content area, the control area comprises a group of effect controls, the group of effect controls is configured to display first visual information of a corresponding effect, and the content area is configured to provide a preview of applying an effect to a target content; receiving a first predetermined operation for a target control in the group of effect controls; and switching the target control to display second visual information of a target effect corresponding to the target control, wherein the second visual information comprises dynamic visual information for indicating an operation specification and/or an effect preview of the target effect. In this way, the effect control can be used to display the dynamic visual information for the target effect in the embodiments of the disclosure, so that a user may know the effect or operation specification of the target effect more conveniently.