Video Playback Control Overlay Repositioning for Clear Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video playback applications obstruct the video playback-area with interaction controls, requiring cumbersome operations for users to view the video, leading to low efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A control display method that adjusts the obstruction of interaction controls by sliding operations, allowing the video playback-area to move relative to the controls, thereby simplifying the viewing process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If interaction controls are displayed in an upper layer of the video playback-area, then user interaction functionality is improved, but the video playback-area becomes obstructed and viewing efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteraction functionalityVSAvoidviewing efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The interaction controls are made movable rather than static. When a user performs a slide operation on the video playback page, the interaction controls dynamically follow the sliding direction and distance, moving from their initial position overlaid on the video to a new position where they do not obstruct the video playback-area, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining interaction functionality and ensuring unobstructed video viewing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The interaction controls are moved from the two-dimensional video playback-area to a different spatial dimension (along the sliding direction), effectively separating them from the video display space. This dimensional transition allows both the video playback-area and interaction controls to coexist without mutual obstruction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Ease of operation

If interaction controls are positioned to be easily accessible, then ease of operation is improved, but the video playback-area becomes more obstructed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol accessibilityVSAvoidvideo playback-area

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The interaction controls are initially displayed in an easily accessible position overlaid on the video playback-area before any user interaction occurs. This preliminary positioning ensures ease of operation for triggering interactions, while the subsequent sliding operation moves them out of the way for unobstructed video viewing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12574602B2Control display method, electronic device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Publication Date: 2026.03.10 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD

AI summary

Provided are a control display method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a video play page, where a target video scene of a currently played video and at least one control area of the currently played video are displayed in the video play page, and the at least one control area is located in an upper layer of the target video scene and configured to display at least one interaction control of the currently played video; receiving a target slide operation acting on the video play page; and in response to the target slide operation, controlling the target video scene to move along a sliding direction of the target slide operation and adjusting a degree to which the at least one interaction control blocks the target video scene.