Video Call Server Availability and Point Transfer Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video call services limit users to selecting contacts from their device's contact list, making it difficult to initiate calls with non-listed users and lack features to confirm user availability, privacy protection, and additional functions to enhance user engagement.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for providing video call services that include transmitting user availability information, allowing requests to non-listed users, and offering additional features like point transfers and user recommendations, using a server and electronic device with communication, camera, and display modules to manage video calls and user interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users select contacts only from their device's contact list, then the video call service is simple to operate, but users cannot initiate calls with non-listed users and have difficulty confirming user availability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between users and the contact list. The server stores contact information and provides availability status, allowing users to search for and call non-listed users without increasing device complexity. The server mediates the interaction by providing user availability information and facilitating call requests.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension of online/offline status information to the traditional contact list interface. By displaying availability indicators (online/offline status) alongside contact information, the system enables users to confirm user availability before initiating calls, solving the problem of not knowing whether counterpart users are available without adding significant complexity.
2Productivity
If the system displays detailed user availability information and additional features, then user engagement is enhanced, but the interface and system become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a point system where users can transfer points to counterpart users during video calls. This partial action (transferring points rather than full monetary transactions) adds an engaging feature without excessive complexity. The point transfer functionality is optional and layered, allowing users to engage with the feature only when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The server is designed to perform multiple functions: storing contact information, providing availability status, facilitating video calls, and managing point transfers. This multi-functionality consolidates complexity into a single universal platform rather than requiring separate systems for each feature, thereby enhancing user engagement without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides only basic video call functions, then the system is simple, but it cannot recommend appropriate counterpart users or provide additional functions to induce continuous usage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a recommendation system that uses feedback from user interactions (call history, point transfers, video call duration) to identify and recommend appropriate counterpart users. The server analyzes this feedback data and generates personalized recommendations, enabling the system to adapt to user preferences without requiring complex local processing on user devices.
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AI summary
A method for providing a video call service by a server according to various embodiments may include the operations of: transmitting, to an electronic device, information regarding at least one counterpart user and information regarding whether or not the at least one counterpart user is currently engaged in a video call; receiving a request for a video call to a specific counterpart user, and transmitting the received request for a video call to an external electronic device of the specific counterpart user; receiving a response to the request for a video call from the external electronic device and transmitting the received response to the electronic device; receiving a request for transferring a point related to the video call service to the specific counterpart user while making the video call; and transmitting information regarding the transferred point. Various other embodiments are possible.