Virtual Conference Contact Sharing Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

In virtual conferencing systems, participants face inefficiencies in sharing contact information, requiring manual requests and exchanges, which consumes time and computational resources.

Innovation Solution

The system provides interfaces for participants to share contact information directly within a virtual space, allowing users to select and send contact details through a user-selectable button on participant video elements, reducing the need for separate messaging and minimizing system processing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If participants manually request and exchange contact information through separate messaging interfaces, then contact information can be shared, but time consumption and computational resource usage increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetime for contact information exchangeVSAvoidefficiency of contact sharing process

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the contact information exchange function directly into the virtual conferencing interface by displaying participant contact information within video elements. This integration eliminates the need to switch to separate messaging interfaces, allowing participants to access and share contact information during the conference without leaving the main interface, thereby reducing time loss and improving efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically gathering and displaying participant contact information in advance within the conferencing interface. Contact information is pre-positioned in accessible locations (such as video overlays or participant lists) before any exchange is needed, eliminating the need for manual requests and reducing the time required for contact sharing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If manual contact information exchange processes are used, then contact sharing is possible, but computational resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of contact sharingVSAvoidcomputational resource usage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically managing contact information display and exchange processes. The virtual conferencing system autonomously retrieves, formats, and presents contact information within the interface without requiring manual initiation or processing through separate messaging systems, reducing computational overhead while maintaining ease of operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The conferencing interface is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the primary communication platform and as the contact information exchange mechanism. By integrating contact sharing into the existing video conferencing interface rather than requiring separate messaging functionality, the system reduces overall computational resource requirements while maintaining operational simplicity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Loss of information

If contact information is shared through separate messaging interfaces, then contact exchange occurs, but system complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of contact information transferVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (video conferencing and contact information exchange) into a single integrated interface. Contact information is displayed within or alongside video elements, allowing participants to access complete contact details without switching systems, ensuring information completeness while reducing system architecture complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12185028B2Providing contact information within a virtual conferencing system

Publication Date: 2024.12.31 SNAP INC

AI summary

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing contact information. The program and method provide for providing for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a room included within a virtual space; providing, for each of the plural participants in the room, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button for sending contact information to the participant; receiving a first indication of a user selection, by a first participant of the plural participants, of the user-selectable button corresponding to a second participant of the plural participants; receiving, in response to receiving the first indication, a second indication that the second participant authorizes viewing contact information of first participant; and providing, in response to receiving the second indication, the contact information of the first participant for viewing by the second participant.