Video Message Playback Region Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional instant messaging applications lack flexibility in video message playback, restricting users to a single manner of playing videos, which limits user interaction and convenience.

Innovation Solution

The method allows users to select different regions on a video message to play associated videos in various manners, such as playing audio only or displaying images, enhancing flexibility and user control through the inclusion of multiple playback regions within the user chat interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single playback manner is used for video messages, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the flexibility and user control are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo playback flexibilityVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The video message display area is segmented into multiple distinct regions: a first region that triggers audio-only playback and a second region that triggers video playback. This segmentation allows different playback modes to be activated by interacting with different spatial zones, providing flexibility without requiring complex configuration menus or settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If multiple playback regions are added to video messages, then user control and flexibility are enhanced, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser control convenienceVSAvoidinterface structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Different regions of the video message display area are assigned different functions: the first region is configured for audio playback control while the second region is configured for video playback control. Each region has distinct visual characteristics or interaction responses that indicate its specific function, allowing users to easily understand and operate different playback modes through spatial differentiation rather than complex menus.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12261807B2Message display method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.03.25 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A message display method and an electronic device are provided. The method specifically includes: The electronic device displays a first user chat interface of an instant messaging application, where the first user chat interface includes a first video message, the first video message includes a first region and a second region, the first video message is associated with a first video, the first video includes first audio and at least one frame of first image, the first region corresponds to the first audio, and the second region corresponds to the at least one frame of first image. The electronic device plays the first video in a first manner in response to an operation performed by a user on the first region. The electronic device plays the first video in a second manner in response to an operation performed by the user on the second region.