Video Chat Server Standby Screen and User Selection
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video chat systems fail to provide special communication between users and specific individuals, such as famous people, as comments from multiple users can be buried, and users cannot ensure private interaction with the intended person.
Innovation Solution
A server and method that displays a standby screen showing user information of multiple users waiting for video chat with a specific user, and specifies one user based on a predetermined rule for video chat communication between their terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users post comments simultaneously in a virtual communication space, then the system supports many-to-many communication, but the user's comments may be buried among many comments and the user cannot enjoy special communication with the famous person
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the communication mode into two distinct types: general comment posting for many-to-many communication, and video chat for one-to-one special communication. This segmentation allows users to choose the appropriate communication mode based on their needs, ensuring that important interactions are not lost in the crowd of general comments.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that manages the transition from general comment posting to special video chat communication. It selects specific users from commenters and facilitates private video chat connections, ensuring that the famous person can engage in meaningful one-on-one interactions without being overwhelmed by all comments simultaneously.
2Ease of operation
If the system allows all users to communicate with the famous person through comments, then communication accessibility is improved, but users hoping for special communication cannot be satisfied
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the communication mode for each user based on server selection. Users initially access communication through the easy method of comment posting, and when selected by the server, they dynamically transition to the more reliable video chat mode, ensuring both accessibility and reliability are satisfied at different stages.
Solution Approach 2:
The server performs preliminary selection of users from commenters before establishing video chat connections. This preliminary action identifies which users should receive special communication opportunities, ensuring that when video chat is offered, it is guaranteed to be a special interaction rather than just another comment in a crowded space.
3Reliability
If the system provides video chat with a specific user, then special communication is enabled, but only one user can engage in video chat at a time requiring a standby mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
Users perform preliminary actions by posting comments or indicating interest in video chat with the famous person. The server reviews these preliminary actions and selects specific users for video chat opportunities. This preliminary filtering reduces waiting time by pre-identifying candidates before the actual video chat session begins.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where users who post comments receive notification when selected for video chat. This feedback loop allows the server to manage the standby queue efficiently, notifying users in selection order and reducing perceived waiting time by keeping users informed of their status in the queue.
Data Source
AI summary
A setup that allows special communication between the user and the specific user is provided. The server in an embodiment includes an information storage unit, an event reservation management unit, a virtual space management unit, and a video chat control unit. The virtual space management unit causes a standby screen to be displayed, the standby screen being a screen for standing by for the video chat with the specific user and including user information of a plurality of users standing by for the video chat. The video chat control unit specifies, in accordance with a predetermined rule, one user from the plurality of users standing by for video chat, and causes the communication for video chat to be performed between the terminal of the specified user and the terminal of the specific user.