Topic-Based Message Presentation for Faster Group Chat Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing instant messaging systems struggle to efficiently present messages of interest to users amidst a large volume of group chat conversations, often requiring keyword-based searches that fail to provide a comprehensive view of relevant discussions.
Innovation Solution
Messages are classified under multiple topics using a classification weight-based system, with the earliest-entered message of the most heavily classified group determining the topic, and the server or client presenting these topics and related messages to users, optionally with restrictions, to enhance clarity and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If messages are presented in chronological order in group chat, then all messages can be displayed completely, but users find it difficult to rapidly focus on conversation messages of interest among complex messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the chronological message stream by extracting keywords and grouping messages under different topic categories. This allows users to view messages segmented by topic rather than purely chronologically, enabling rapid focus on interesting topics while maintaining access to the complete discussion picture through topic-based organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces keywords as an intermediary element between messages and users. By extracting keywords from messages and using them as classification criteria, the system creates an intermediate layer that helps users quickly locate messages of interest without losing the underlying chronological context, thus solving the contradiction between rapid focus and complete picture.
2Productivity
If keyword-based search is used to locate conversation messages of interest, then users can quickly find specific messages, but users cannot obtain a full discussion picture of the conversation messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges keyword-based search functionality with topic-based message grouping. By combining the speed of keyword search with the contextual richness of topic-based organization, users can quickly locate messages of interest through keywords while simultaneously viewing the complete discussion picture through the topic-grouped message structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a topic classification dimension to the traditional chronological message display. By organizing messages in both chronological order and topic categories simultaneously, the system provides users with multiple dimensions to access messages - they can search by keyword for speed while also viewing the complete discussion context through topic-based organization.
3Loss of information
If all messages are presented to users, then complete information is provided, but message viewing efficiency decreases due to large quantity of messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large quantity of messages into smaller topic-based groups using keyword extraction and classification. This segmentation reduces the cognitive load on users by organizing messages into manageable topic categories, allowing users to quickly scan and locate interesting topics without being overwhelmed by the total message volume, thus maintaining information completeness while reducing viewing time.
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AI summary
A message presenting method, device, and system relating to the field of computer technologies is provided, so as to resolve a problem in the prior art that an instant message presenting manner is relatively monotonous. The method includes: in embodiments of the present invention, classifying, by a server with regard to a message cluster, M messages entered in the message cluster by at least one user, under N classification topics, and sending the N classification topics and a target message to a client. In the technical solution, with regard to a message cluster, M messages entered in the message cluster by at least one user can be classified under N classification topics according to a preset classification rule, and the N classification topics and a target message can be sent to a client, so that the client can present the N classification topics to a user. This diversifies the message presenting manner, and enables the user to directly perceive a full picture of content of messages discussed in the message cluster.