Virtual Backpack Interface Segmentation for Item Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
In virtual backpack interfaces of game applications, users face inefficiencies when searching for specific virtual items due to the large quantity of items displayed in a single list, requiring extensive scrolling to find items, especially in high-pressure situations like virtual gun battles.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method to display virtual items in multiple sublists categorized by type (healing, gun attachments, and ammunition) based on usage frequency and priority, allowing users to quickly locate items by type rather than scrolling through a single extensive list.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If virtual items are displayed in a single list in the virtual backpack interface, then all items can be shown, but users require extensive scrolling to find specific items, reducing operation efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the virtual backpack interface into multiple sublists, each dedicated to displaying virtual items of a specific type (e.g., healing items, gun attachments, ammunition). This segmentation allows users to quickly locate items by type without scrolling through a single extensive list, directly resolving the contradiction between displaying all items and maintaining search efficiency.
2Device complexity
If virtual items are arranged in a predetermined sequence in a single list, then the interface structure is simple, but users cannot quickly locate specific types of items during high-pressure situations
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple sublists organized by item type categories. Each sublist contains only items of its specific type, allowing users to immediately navigate to the relevant category during gameplay. This reduces item retrieval time significantly while maintaining reasonable interface complexity through systematic organization.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the interface (different sublists) are assigned different functional qualities based on item type. Each sublist is optimized for its specific item category, providing locally tailored display characteristics that enhance retrieval efficiency for that particular item type without affecting other categories.
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AI summary
A method for displaying a virtual backpack interface in a game application is provided. A main interface including a virtual environment of a virtual object in the game application is displayed. A backpack display signal is received during the display of the main interface. The virtual backpack interface that includes at least two sublists including different types of virtual items is displayed in response to the backpack display signal. Each of the sublists includes only one of the different types of virtual items. The different types of virtual items include at least one of a healing type, a gun attachment type, and an ammunition type.