Video Call Interface Display Size Adjustment for Resource Conservation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for video calling, which requires high frame rates and quality of service, leads to significant network and device resource consumption, resulting in costly service charges for users who engage in frequent video calls, especially when multitasking with other device activities.
Innovation Solution
A telecommunication device that reduces the frame rate or quality of service for video calls by adjusting the display size of the video call user interface during multitasking, allowing concurrent display of video call and activity user interfaces, thereby conserving network resources without negatively impacting user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If video calls are delivered with high frame rates and high quality of service in full screen mode, then user experience is improved, but network and device resource consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the video call display mode between full screen and minimized based on user activity state. When the user is engaged in another activity, the video call interface is minimized to reduce resource consumption. When the user returns to the video call, the interface restores to full screen mode, providing flexible adaptation to changing usage conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display qualities to different states of the video call interface. In minimized state, the interface uses reduced display size and lower frame rate to conserve resources. In full screen state, the interface uses high frame rate and high quality of service to ensure optimal user experience, thus matching quality to local usage conditions.
2Reliability
If video calls are displayed in full screen mode with high frame rates, then quality of service is improved, but the ability to multitask is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into different usage modes: full screen mode for dedicated video calling and minimized mode for multitasking. The video call interface can be separated from the full display area, allowing users to perform other activities simultaneously while maintaining video call functionality in a reduced footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions dynamically between full screen and minimized display modes based on user needs. When multitasking is required, the video call interface minimizes its display footprint. When video calling is the primary focus, the interface expands to full screen, thus adapting the display characteristics to match user activity requirements.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the video call interface is minimized to enable multitasking, then resource consumption is reduced, but the visible display size of the video call is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display size of the video call interface is made dynamic rather than fixed. The system automatically adjusts the display area between full screen and minimized states based on whether the user is actively using the video call or is engaged in other activities, thus optimizing the balance between resource consumption and visible display size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key display parameters including display size, frame rate, and quality of service based on usage conditions. When minimized, the display size parameter is reduced along with frame rate and QoS to lower resource consumption. When restored to full screen, these parameters are increased to provide optimal viewing experience.
4Loss of energy
If frame rate and quality of service are reduced when multitasking, then network resources are conserved, but video call quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts frame rate and quality of service parameters based on whether the video call interface is in minimized or full screen state. When minimized during multitasking, lower frame rate and QoS are applied to conserve network resources. When restored to full screen, high frame rate and high QoS are reactivated to ensure optimal video call quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic parameter changes for frame rate and quality of service based on usage conditions. These parameters are not fixed but adapt in real-time according to whether the user is multitasking or focused on the video call, thus optimizing the trade-off between network resource consumption and video call quality.
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AI summary
A telecommunication device configured to enable a user to engage in a telecommunication device activity while participating in a video call is described herein. The telecommunication device concurrently displays user interfaces for the video call and the activity. The user interfaces may be displayed adjacent to each other, or one may be presented as an overlay in front of the other. The telecommunication device also informs a video call service that the video call user interface is not displayed in full-screen and, as a result, receives video call data at a reduced frame rate or reduced quality-of-service.