Terminal Group-Call Interface with Differentiated Participant Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not adequately enhance user convenience during calls in virtual spaces, particularly in forming and managing group calls among multiple participants.
Innovation Solution
A terminal apparatus with a communication and output interface that allows users to form and manage group calls by outputting images and speech of called parties in different forms, enabling selective communication within and outside the group.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all called parties are displayed and communicated with in the same form, then communication simplicity is maintained, but user convenience and focus on specific groups deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments called parties into different groups (e.g., work group, personal group) and applies different display and communication forms to each group. This segmentation allows users to manage multiple called parties more conveniently by grouping them according to communication context, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different visual and auditory characteristics to different groups of called parties. For example, work-related called parties may be displayed with one set of visual characteristics while personal called parties are displayed with another set. This local differentiation enhances user convenience by making it easier to identify and focus on specific communication groups without increasing overall system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple called parties are displayed together in the same form, then device complexity is reduced, but user ability to focus on specific groups deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses different visual characteristics (such as color coding, icons, or visual effects) to distinguish between different groups of called parties. This allows users to easily identify which called parties belong to which group without complicating the device structure, thereby preventing loss of group identification information while maintaining simple device operation.
3Ease of operation
If all speech is output in the same form, then communication simplicity is maintained, but user ability to distinguish group calls deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different auditory characteristics to speech from different groups of called parties. For example, work-related speech may be output through one audio channel or with one characteristic while personal speech uses another channel or characteristic. This local differentiation helps users distinguish between group calls and prevents loss of group speech information while maintaining overall communication simplicity.
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AI summary
A terminal apparatus includes a communication interface, an output interface, and a controller configured to communicate with terminal apparatuses of a plurality of called parties via the communication interface and output, via the output interface, an image of a virtual space, the image including images of the plurality of called parties, and speech of the plurality of called parties. The controller outputs images or speech of called parties in a plurality of groups to which a caller belongs in a different form than other called parties and outputs information, to terminal apparatuses of the called parties in the plurality of groups, for outputting an image or speech of the caller in a different form than terminal apparatuses of other called parties.