Topview Media Switching Through Direct Slide Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

The interaction process in video-type applications is cumbersome, leading to a poor user experience due to the need to passively watch or manually skip topview content before accessing the video stream.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that allows users to switch directly from topview media content to a second media content via a slide operation on the topview page, eliminating the need for a skip control and enhancing user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users must passively watch or manually skip topview content before accessing video stream, then the media content can be fully viewed, but the interaction process becomes cumbersome and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction convenienceVSAvoidtime to access video stream
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the skip control function from the traditional interaction flow and integrates it directly into the topview page display. The slide operation capability is built into the topview page itself, allowing users to switch content without leaving the current page or triggering separate skip actions. This resolves the contradiction by making the skipping action as convenient as any other interaction on the page.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If skip control is added to allow users to bypass topview content, then access to video stream is improved, but device complexity and interaction design become more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent switching capabilityVSAvoidcontrol element quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention makes the topview page itself multi-functional by enabling it to serve both as a content display area and as a navigation control interface. The slide operation capability allows the same page to perform both information presentation and content switching functions, eliminating the need for separate skip controls and reducing overall system complexity.

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

3Productivity

If traditional page switching is used to access video stream, then content access is achieved, but interaction efficiency decreases due to cumulative operational steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction efficiencyVSAvoidoperational difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention merges the content display function and the navigation control function into a single integrated interface. By combining the topview page display with slide operation capability, the system allows users to switch content within the same page context, eliminating the need for separate page transitions and reducing the cumulative steps required for content access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12417010B2Method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium for interaction
Publication Date: 2025.09.16 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium for interaction is provided, and the method includes: displaying a topview page, and displaying a first media content on the topview page; and in response to a first slide operation acting within the topview page, switching the currently displayed first media content to a second media content.