Granted Patent B2

US 12,445,510 · App. 18/210,536 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Inventors: Shuhan Lu (Beijing, CN); Gewei Yang (Beijing, CN); Mingzhe Ruan (Beijing, CN); Qiang Deng (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

H04L65/611H04L65/65

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. A display method, comprising:

switching a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface between an expanding state and a folding state, wherein the expanding state and the folding state are display states in a first display mode of the multimedia conference interface, wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region displays real-time multimedia streams or user identities of participants of a multimedia conference, and wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region indicates a current speaker among the participants;

in response to switching the display state of the real-time multimedia stream presentation region from the expanding state to the folding state, hiding the real-time multimedia stream presentation region from the multimedia conference interface, expanding a shared content region within the multimedia conference interface, and displaying an indicator of the current speaker within the multimedia conference interface;

in response to switching the display state of the real-time multimedia presentation region from the folding state to the expanding state, shrinking the shared content region within the multimedia conference interface, displaying with in the multimedia conference interface the real-time multimedia stream presentation region side by side with the shared content region without blocking the shared content region, and discontinuing the display of the indicator; and

in response to initiating conference sharing when the multimedia conference interface is in a second display mode, switching from the second display mode to the expanding state of the first display mode, wherein the second display mode is a display mode in which the shared content region is not displayed within the multimedia conference interface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the conference sharing instructs sharing contents among at least a subset of participants in a multimedia conference.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a real-time multimedia stream presentation unit in the real-time multimedia stream presentation region in the expanding state.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

in response to the number of participants being greater than a predetermined number, displaying the predetermined number of real-time multimedia stream presentation units in the real-time multimedia stream presentation region, wherein the predetermined number indicates the number of real-time multimedia stream presentation units that the real-time multimedia stream presentation region is capable of displaying.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

in response to detecting a viewing operation performed on the real-time multimedia stream presentation region, changing the real-time multimedia stream presentation unit displayed in the real-time multimedia stream presentation region.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the viewing operation comprises a sliding operation.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

a relative position relationship between the real-time multimedia stream presentation region and the shared content region is an upper and lower position relationship or a left and right position relationship.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the switching a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface comprises:

switching the display state in response to detecting a predefined switching operation.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the switching operation comprises a folding operation, and the folding operation comprises at least one of:

an operation of triggering a preset folding control; and

an operation of performing a predefined folding gesture.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the switching operation comprises an expanding operation, and the expanding operation comprises at least one of:

an operation of triggering a preset expanding control; and

an operation of performing a predefined expanding gesture.

11. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region is displayed above the shared content region; and

wherein the switching a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface comprises:

in response to detecting an upward sliding operation performed on the real-time multimedia stream presentation region in the expanding state, switching the real-time multimedia stream presentation region to the folding state, or

in response to detecting a downward sliding operation performed on the real-time multimedia stream presentation region in the folding state, switching the real-time multimedia stream presentation region to the expanding state.

12. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region is displayed below the shared content region; and

wherein the switching a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface comprises:

in response to detecting a downward sliding operation performed on the real-time multimedia stream presentation region in the expanding state, switching the real-time multimedia stream presentation region to the folding state, or

in response to detecting an upward sliding operation performed on the real-time multimedia stream presentation region in the folding state, switching the real-time multimedia stream presentation region to the expanding state.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the switching a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface comprises:

in response to meeting an automatic switching condition, automatically switching the display state.

14. The method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the automatic switching condition comprises a time period condition; and

wherein the in response to meeting an automatic switching condition, automatically switching the display state comprises:

in response to determining that a time period in which no operation is performed in the folding state is greater than a predetermined time period, switching from the expanding state to the folding state.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the in response to meeting an automatic switching condition, automatically switching the display state comprises:

in response to determining that participants change in the folding state, switching from the folding state to the expanding state.

16. A display apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that upon execution by the at least one processor cause the apparatus to:

switch a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface between an expanding state and a folding state, wherein the expanding state and the folding state are display states in a first display mode of the multimedia conference interface, wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region displays real-time multimedia streams or user identities of participants of a multimedia conference, and wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region indicates a current speaker among the participants;

in response to switching the display state of the real-time multimedia stream presentation region from the expanding state to the folding state, hide the real-time multimedia stream presentation region from the multimedia conference interface, expand a shared content region within the multimedia conference interface, and display an indicator of the current speaker within the multimedia conference interface;

in response to switching the display state of the real-time multimedia presentation region from the folding state to the expanding state, shrink the shared content region within the multimedia conference interface, display within the multimedia conference interface the real-time multimedia stream presentation region side by side with the shared content region without blocking the shared content region, and discontinue the display of the indicator; and

in response to initiating conference sharing when the multimedia conference interface is in a second display mode, switch from the second display mode to the expanding state of the first display mode, wherein the second display mode is a display mode in which the shared content region is not displayed within the multimedia conference interface.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, bearing computer-readable instructions that upon execution on a computing device cause the computing device at least to:

switch a display state of a real-time multimedia stream presentation region in a multimedia conference interface between an expanding state and a folding state, wherein the expanding state and the folding state are display states in a first display mode of the multimedia conference interface, wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region displays real-time multimedia streams or user identities of participants of a multimedia conference, and wherein the real-time multimedia stream presentation region indicates a current speaker among the participants;

in response to switching the display state of the real-time multimedia stream presentation region from the expanding state to the folding state, hide the real-time multimedia stream presentation region from the multimedia conference interface, expand a shared content region within the multimedia conference interface, and display an indicator of the current speaker within the multimedia conference interface;

in response to switching the display state of the real-time multimedia presentation region from the folding state to the expanding state, shrink the shared content region within the multimedia conference interface, display within the multimedia conference interface the real-time multimedia stream presentation region side by side with the shared content region without blocking the shared content region, and discontinue the display of the indicator; and

in response to initiating conference sharing when the multimedia conference interface is in a second display mode, switch from the second display mode to the expanding state of the first display mode, wherein the second display mode is a display mode in which the shared content region is not displayed within the multimedia conference interface.

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