Patent Publication Number: US-2023140948-A1

Title: Hotspot list display method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This is a Continuation Application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2021/128789, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, which is based on and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202011255845.7 filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on Nov. 11, 2020, disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technology, for example, a hotspot list display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. 
     BACKGROUND 
     A short-video play application tends to provide a recommendation page to a user. The user can view, on the recommendation page, a video recommended by the short-video play application and switch, by sliding upward or downward, the video played on the recommendation page. 
     However, the related art only allows the user to slide upward or downward on the recommendation page to switch between videos to view the videos recommended by the short-video play application and cannot systematically learn about information about viewing of the video by other users of the short-video play application. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure provides a hotspot list display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium so that a user can learn about current hotspot videos. 
     The present disclosure provides a hotspot list display method. 
     The method includes playing a target video in a first video play page; receiving a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching current display content of the first video play page; and in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, playing a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, displaying the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and displaying video items of a plurality of hotspot videos in the hotspot list. 
     The present disclosure also provides a hotspot list display apparatus. The apparatus includes a target video play module, a slide operation receiving module, and a hotspot list display module. 
     The target video play module is configured to play a target video in a first video play page. 
     The slide operation receiving module is configured to receive a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page. 
     The hotspot list display module is configured to, in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, play a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, display the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and display video items of a plurality of hotspot videos in the hotspot list. 
     The present disclosure also provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes at least one processor and a memory configured to store at least one program. 
     The at least one processor is configured to perform the preceding hotspot list display method when executing the at least one program. 
     The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium stores a computer program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the preceding hotspot list display method. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a flowchart of a hotspot list display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a diagram of a hotspot list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is a flowchart of another hotspot list display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a diagram of another hotspot list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is a diagram of another hotspot list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  6    is a diagram of a control window of a hotspot list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  7    is a block diagram of a hotspot list display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  8    is a diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure are described hereinafter with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate some embodiments of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be implemented in various manners and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided for more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. The drawings and the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for illustrative purposes. 
     The various steps recited in method embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed in a different order and/or in parallel. Additionally, the method embodiments may include additional steps and/or omit the steps shown. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this respect. 
     The term “includes” or its variant used herein means “includes, but is not limited to”. The term “based on” used herein means “at least partially based on”. The term “an embodiment” used herein means “at least one embodiment”. The term “another embodiment” used herein means “at least another embodiment”. The term “some embodiments” used herein means “at least some embodiments”. Related definitions of other terms are given in the description hereinafter. 
     Concepts such as “first” and “second” in the present disclosure are intended to distinguish between apparatuses, modules, or units and are not intended to limit the order of or interdependence between functions performed by these apparatuses, modules, or units. 
     References to modifications of “one” or “a plurality” mentioned in the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative and not limiting; those skilled in the art should understand that “one” or “a plurality” should be construed as “one or more” unless clearly expressed in the context. 
     The names of messages or information exchanged between apparatuses in embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrative and not to limit the scope of the messages or information. 
       FIG.  1    is a flowchart of a hotspot list display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method may be performed by a hotspot list display apparatus. The apparatus may be implemented in software and/or hardware and may be configured in an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The hotspot list display method of this embodiment of the present disclosure is applicable to the scenario where a hotspot list is displayed when a user is viewing videos. As shown in  FIG.  1   , the hotspot list display method of this embodiment may include the steps below. 
     In S 101 , a target video is played in a first video play page. 
     The first video play page may be any video play page in which a video is switched through a slide operation. The first video play page may be, for example, a Nearby page for playing videos published by local users in a video play application, a Follow page for playing videos published by followed users in a video play application, or a Recommend page for playing videos recommended by a video play application. The target video may be construed as a video originally played on the first video play page when the first slide operation is received, that is, a video played on the first video play page before the current display content of the first video play page is switched through the first slide operation. 
     Illustratively, the user may control the electronic device to switch the current display page to the first video play page and view a video on the first video play page. 
     In S 102 , a first slide operation on the first video play page is received, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page. 
     The first slide operation may be any slide operation performed on the first video play page to cause switching of the current display content of the first video play page. The first slide operation may be, for example, a leftward or rightward slide operation or an upward or downward slide operation. By way of example, the first slide operation described below is an upward or downward slide operation. The current display content of the first video play page may be construed as the content currently displayed on the first video play page. The current display content of the first video play page may be, for example, a video played on the first video play page and/or the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page. That is, the current display content is the target video when the electronic device plays the target video on the first video play page and is the hotspot list when the electronic device displays the hotspot list on the first video play page. 
     In this embodiment, the user may switch the current display content of the first video play page by sliding upward or downward. For example, the user may instruct the electronic device to switch the current display content of the first video play page to the next display content in the video stream of the first video play page by sliding upward on the first video play page and instruct the electronic device to switch the current display content of the first video play page to the previous played content in the video stream of the first video play page by sliding downward on the first video play page. Accordingly, the electronic device may determine that the first slide operation is received when detecting that the user slides upward or downward on the first video play page. 
     In S 103 , in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list, a preset video of the hotspot list is played on the first video play page, the hotspot list is displayed in a layer on the preset video, and video items of multiple hotspot videos are displayed in the hotspot list. 
     A hotspot video may be a video having much popularity. The popularity of the video may be calculated from the following parameters of the video: the number of times of being viewed, the number of times of being shared, the number of times of being added to favorites, the number of times of being commented on, and/or the number of times of being liked. Accordingly, the hotspot list may be construed as a list of recorded hotspot videos. As shown in  FIG.  2   , the hotspot list includes video items  21  of multiple hotspot videos. A video item may be construed as video information of a hotspot video. The video item includes at least one of the following: 
     the popularity rank  211  of the hotspot video, the cover page  212  of the hotspot video, the video name  213  of the hotspot video, or the number  214  of people who are viewing the hotspot video. The video items  21  of the multiple hotspot videos may be ranked in order of popularity from high to low in the hotspot list. The hotspot list may be displayed in the first video play page, that is, in the layer in which the first video play page is located, or may be displayed in a floating window on the first video play page. The preset video of the hotspot list may be a preshot video containing audio or a preset animation effect carrying a corresponding audio effect. The preset video may be set by a developer. If the user does not instruct the electronic device to switch the hotspot list on the first video play page to another video after the preset video completes being played, the preset video may be played again. 
     In this step, the trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list may be set by the developer according to requirements. For example, the display condition of the hotspot list may be set as follows: The hotspot list is displayed in a preset time period (for example, 7:00-8:00 each day and/or 20:00-21:00 each day), and/or the hotspot list is displayed when the user performs the first slide operation on the first video play page for the nth (n is a positive integer) time. The hotspot list display method of this embodiment may also include, in response to determining that the first slide operation is the ith first slide operation in a preset time period or that the next to-be-displayed content located in the video stream of the first video play page and corresponding to the first slide operation is the hotspot list, determining that the first slide operation satisfies the trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list, where i is a positive integer. 
     If the display condition of the hotspot list is to perform the ith first slide operation in the preset time period, when the hotspot list is displayed on the first video play page, the hotspot list may be inserted between the target video in the video stream of the first video play page and the next video of the target video or between the target video and the previous video of the target video. For example, the hotspot list may be inserted between the target video in the video stream of the first video play page and the next video of the target video when the slide operation is upward and may be inserted between the target video and the previous video of the target video when the slide operation is downward. In this manner, after switching the hotspot list on the first video play page to another video in the video stream of the first video play page, the user can switch back to the hotspot list through the first slide operation and view the hotspot list again. One or more hotspot lists may be inserted in the video stream of the first video play page. For example, the hotspot list may be inserted between only the nth video in the video stream and the (n+1)th video in the video stream or may be inserted once every m (m is a positive integer) videos in the video stream. This is not limited in this embodiment. 
     The electronic device plays the target video on the first video play page. When wanting to switch the target video played on the first video play page, the user slides upward or downward on the first video play page. Accordingly, when detecting that the user slides upward or downward on the first video play page, the electronic device determines that the first slide operation is received and determines whether the current condition satisfies the display condition of the hotspot list. If the current condition conforms to the display condition of the hotspot list, the preset video of the hotspot list is played on the first video play page, the hotspot list is displayed in a layer on the preset video, and video items of multiple hotspot videos are displayed in the hotspot list. If the current condition does not conform to the display condition of the hotspot list, the video located in the video stream and corresponding to the slide operation of the user is played on the first video play page. For example, the next video of the target video in the video stream is played on the first video play page when the user slide upward, and the previous video of the target video in the video stream is played on the first video play page when the user slide downward. 
     In this embodiment, in order that viewing of the hotspot list is not affected when the preset video is played and that the display effect of the hotspot list can be improved, the preset video played when the hotspot list is displayed may contain a blurred area. That is, each video frame of the preset video contains a blurred area, and the display position of the blurred area on the first video play page is the same as the display position of the hotspot list on the first video play page. The blurred area may be a Gaussian blurred area or may be obtained by being processed in other manners. The position of the blurred area in each video frame may correspond to the display position of the hotspot list. That is, when the preset video is played on the first video play page, the position coordinates of the blurred area in each video frame of the preset video on the first video play page are the same as the position coordinates of the hotspot list on the first video play page. In this manner, the video frame inside the display area corresponding to the hotspot list can be displayed in a blurred manner, and the video frame outside the display area corresponding to the hotspot list can be displayed clearly. 
     In the manner below, the preset video of the hotspot list may be played on the first video play page, and the hotspot list may be displayed in a layer on the preset video. 
     A. The second target height of the hotspot list required when a target number of video items are displayed in the hotspot list is determined according to the preset display height of each video item. 
     The second target height may be construed as the height of the hotspot list required when a target number of video items are displayed in the hotspot list. 
     In this embodiment, the second target height of the hotspot list required when a target number of video items are displayed in the hotspot list may be calculated from the sum of the heights of the sub-display areas corresponding to characters in the hotspot list and the heights of the sub-display areas corresponding to video items of the hotspot list. For example, assuming that a list title “hotspot list” is displayed on the top of the hotspot list, a page prompt is displayed on the bottom of the hotspot list, the height of the first sub-display area corresponding to the list title is h 21 , the height of the second sub-display area corresponding to the page prompt is h 22 , and the height of the third sub-display area corresponding to each video item is h 23 , then when a target number of video items (for example, m video items) are displayed in the hotspot list, the height hm of the hotspot list is h 21 +h 22 +m×h 23 . 
     B. The height of a first blank area and the height of a second blank area are adjusted separately such that the display area of the original list is adjusted to the display area of a target list. The height of the display area of the target list is the target height. 
     The blank area may be construed as an area used for displaying video items of hotspot videos, located in the first video play page, and other than the display area of the original list including an original number of video items of the hotspot list. The blank area may include only the blank area located in the first video play page and below the display area of the hotspot list or may include both the blank area located in the first video play page and below the display area of the hotspot list and the blank area located in the first video play page and above the display area of the hotspot list. In this embodiment, the blank area includes a first blank area located in the first video play page and above the display area of the hotspot list and a second blank area located in the first video play page and below the display area of the hotspot list.  FIG.  2    shows the first blank area  3  above the display area  2  of the original list and the second blank area  4  below the display area  2  of the original list. 
     In this embodiment, the height of the first blank area and the height of the second blank area may be adjusted according to the same or different proportions as long as the height of the display area of the original list can be adjusted to the second target height and as long as characters that require to be displayed in the first blank area and the second blank area can be completely displayed in the first blank area and the second blank area after adjustment. When the hotspot list is displayed, the ratio of the height of the first blank area on the first video play page to the height of the second blank area on the first video play page may be set to 3/7. 
     Accordingly, after the sum of the height of the first blank area and the height of the second blank area is calculated, the height of the first blank area and the height of the second blank area before adjustment can be calculated based on the set ratio. 
     For example, the height of the first blank area and the height of the second blank area may be adjusted according to the same proportion. When the display area of the original list is adjusted to the display area of the target list, the following operations may be performed: The difference value between the second target height and the height of the display area of the original list is calculated. The sum of the height of the first blank area and the height of the second blank area before adjustment is calculated. The ratio of the difference value to the sum is calculated and used as the target proportion. The first blank area and the second blank area are each reduced by the target proportion. The product of the height of the first blank area and the target proportion is calculated and used as a first to-be-adjusted height. The product of the height of the second blank area and the target proportion is calculated and used as a second to-be-adjusted height. The lower boundary of the first blank area is shifted upward by the first to-be-adjusted height. The upper boundary of the second blank area is shifted downward by the second to-be-adjusted height. The adjusted lower boundary of the first blank area is determined as the upper boundary of the display area of the target list. The upper boundary of the adjusted second blank area is determined as the lower boundary of the display area of the target list. The left boundary and the right boundary of the display area of the original list are determined as the left boundary and the right boundary of the display area of the target list respectively. In this manner, the target display area is obtained. 
     Illustratively, assuming that the height of the first blank area before adjustment is h 41 , the height of the second blank area before adjustment is h 42 , the height of the display area of the original list is h 2 , and the second target height is h 5 , then the lower boundary of the first blank area requires to be shifted upward by a distance (that is, the first to-be-adjusted height) of L 1 , where L 1 =h 41 (h 5 −h 2 )/(h 41 +h 42 ), and the upper boundary of the second blank area requires to be shifted downward by a distance (that is, the second to-be-adjusted height) of L 2 , where L 2 =h 42 (h 5 −h 2 )/(h 41 +h 42 ). 
     If other characters are displayed in the first blank area/the second blank area, then after the position of the lower boundary of the first blank area and the position of the upper boundary of the second blank area are adjusted, the positions of other characters displayed in the first blank area/the second blank area may be adjusted such that other characters in the first blank area/the second blank area can be displayed normally in the first blank area/the second blank area after adjustment. 
     C. Each original video frame of the preset background video of the hotspot list is scaled such that the blurred area in each original video frame has the same height and/or width as the display area of the target list. 
     In this embodiment, a blurred area may be preset in each original video frame of the preset background video of the hotspot list, and the blurred area in each original video frame is adjusted such that the blurred area has the same height and/or width as the display area of the target list. In this manner, when the hotspot list is displayed, a blurred frame is displayed in the background video displayed in the display area of the hotspot list (that is, the display area of the target list) so that viewing of the hotspot list is not affected when the background video is played. The blurred area may be construed as an area in which the original video frame is blurred. The original video frame may be blurred in different manners according to requirements. For example, by using the Gaussian blurring technique, each video frame not containing a blurred area in the original background video may be processed as a video frame containing a blurred area. 
     In this step, for each original video frame in the preset background video, it is feasible to make the blurred area in an original video frame have the same height and width as the display area of the target list by scaling the height of the original video frame and the width of the original video frame according to different proportions; or it is feasible to make the blurred area in an original video frame have the same height and width as the display area of the target list by scaling the height of the original video frame and the width of the original video frame according to the same proportion. This is not limited in this embodiment. 
     In this embodiment, to ensure the frame display effect in the preset background video, the height of the original video frame and the width of the original video frame may be scaled according to the same proportion. In this case, for each original video frame in the preset background video, it is feasible to make an original video frame have the same height as the display area of the target list by scaling the height of the original video frame and the width of the original video frame according to the same proportion, regardless of the shifting direction of a target object in the preset background video; or for each original video frame in the preset background video, it is feasible to, when the shifting direction of a target object in the preset background video is considered, perform the following operations: at the time when the target object is mainly shifted out of the blurred area from the upper or lower boundary of the blurred area, the height of the original video frame and the width of the original video frame are scaled according to the same proportion until the blurred area has the same height as the display area of the target list, and at the time when the target object is mainly shifted out of the blurred area from the left or right boundary of the blurred area, the height of the original video frame and the width of the original video frame are scaled according to the same proportion until the blurred area has the same width as the display area of the target list; in this manner, the display effect of the hotspot list is improved when the target object is shifted out of the display area of the target list, that is, when blurred display of the target object is changed to clear display of the target object. 
     D. Each scaled original video frame is clipped into a target video frame conforming to the dimension of the first video play page so that a target background video corresponding to the preset background video. 
     Illustratively, each scaled original video frame may be placed at an area where the upper boundary and the lower boundary (or the left boundary and the right boundary) of the blurred area in each original video frame overlap the upper boundary and the lower boundary (or the left boundary and the right boundary) of the display area of the target list respectively; and with the boundary of the video play area on the first video play page as a clipping line, each original video frame is clipped into a target video frame whose dimension conforms to the dimension of the video play area on the first video play page, and a video composed of multiple target video frames is determined as a target background video. The video play area on the first video play page may be construed as an area located on the first video play page and used for displaying a video image in the played video. This area may be all or part of the first video play page. For example, when the first video play page does not contain an area that cannot be used for displaying a video frame in the played video, the boundary of the first video play page may be determined as the boundary of the video play area; and when the first video play page contains an area (for example, a bottom control display area  5  shown in  FIG.  2   ) that cannot be used for displaying a video frame in the played video, an area located on the first video play page and other than the area that cannot be used for displaying a video frame in the played video may be determined as the video play area. 
     E. The target background video is played on the first video play page. The hotspot list is displayed in a floating window in the display area of the target list. 
     In an embodiment, when the first slide operation is received again, the hotspot list is stopped from being displayed, and a video located in the video stream and corresponding to the first slide operation received again is played on the first video play page. 
     In this embodiment, the user may switch, through the first slide operation, the target video played on the first video play page to another video or hotspot list and may switch, through the first slide operation, the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page to another video. 
     When the user wants to continue viewing the video, that is, when the user wants to switch the hotspot list on the first video play page to a video, the first slide operation may be performed again. Accordingly, the electronic device may determine again whether the current condition satisfies the display condition of the hotspot list when the electronic device receives the first slide operation again; and stop displaying the hotspot list on the first video play page when the current condition does not satisfy the display condition of the hotspot list and play, on the first video play page, the video corresponding to the first slide operation performed again. For example, the electronic device may play the previous video or the next video adjacent to the hotspot list in the video stream on the first video play page based on the slide direction of the first slide operation when the hotspot list is located in the video stream of the first video play page; and the electronic device may play the previous video or the next video adjacent to the target video in the video stream on the first video play page based on the slide direction of the first slide operation when the hotspot list is not located in the video stream of the first video play page. 
     In the hotspot list display method of this embodiment, a target video is played in a first video play page; a first slide operation on the first video play page is received, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page; and in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list, a preset video of the hotspot list is played on the first video play page, the hotspot list is displayed in a layer on the preset video, and video items of multiple hotspot videos are displayed in the hotspot list. In the solution of this embodiment, the hotspot list is displayed when a user switches a video, and the preset video is played in a layer under the hotspot list. The hotspot list is displayed so that the user can learn about information about hotspot videos and pay more attention to hotspot videos. Moreover, the first slide operation enables video switching so that the hotspot list can be displayed in a pleasant manner, and the user experience can be improved. 
       FIG.  3    is a flowchart of another hotspot list display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The solution of this embodiment may be combined with one or more optional solutions of the preceding embodiments. Optionally, the hotspot list includes multiple list pages, and displaying video items of the multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list includes completely displaying, in a first display area of the hotspot list, multiple current video items on the current list page and partially displaying, in a second display area of the hotspot list, multiple next video items on the next list page. 
     Optionally, the hotspot list display method of this embodiment also includes, in response to receiving a first trigger operation on a video item in the hotspot list, switching the current display page from the first video play page to a second video play page and playing a hotspot video corresponding to the first trigger operation on the second video play page. 
     Optionally, the hotspot list display method of this embodiment also includes, in response to receiving a third slide operation on the second video play page, switching, according to the order of video items of the hotspot list, the hotspot video played on the second video play page. 
     Optionally, the hotspot list display method of this embodiment also includes, in response to receiving a second trigger operation for displaying a control window of the hotspot list, displaying the control window of the hotspot list and displaying a Private Message control of at least one buddy and a No Interest control in the control window; in response to receiving a first click operation on the No Interest control, deleting the hotspot list from the video stream of the first video play page and playing the next video in the video stream; in response to receiving a second click operation on a Private Message control of a target buddy, sending the hotspot list to the target buddy, where the target buddy corresponds to the Private Message control clicked through the second click operation. 
     Accordingly, as shown in  FIG.  3   , the hotspot list display method of this embodiment may include the steps below. 
     In S 201 , a target video is played in a first video play page. 
     In S 202 , a first slide operation on the first video play page is received, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page. 
     In S 203 , in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list, a preset video of the hotspot list is played on the first video play page, the hotspot list is displayed in a layer on the preset video, multiple current video items on the current list page are completely displayed in a first display area of the hotspot list, multiple next video items on the next list page are partially displayed in a second display area of the hotspot list, and S 204  or S 206  is performed, where the hotspot list includes multiple list pages. 
     The current list page may be construed as the list page currently displayed in the hotspot list. The first display area may be construed as an area located in the hotspot list and used for displaying multiple current video items on the current list page. The second display area may be construed as an area located in the hotspot list and used for displaying multiple next video items on the next list page of the current list page. A current video item may be a video item on the current list page. A next video item may be construed as a video item on the next list page of the current list page. 
     In this embodiment, the displayed hotspot list may be divided into multiple displayed list pages. When displaying multiple video items in the hotspot list, the electronic device may display video items on the next list page in addition to video items on the current list page so that the user can view the hotspot list more easily. In this case, as shown in  FIG.  4   , the hotspot list may include a first display area  41  and a second display area  42 . The width of the second display area  42  may be less than the width of the first display area  41 . Accordingly, when displaying multiple video items in the hotspot list, the electronic device may completely display multiple current video items on the current list page of the hotspot list in the first display area  41  of the hotspot list and display part of the content of multiple next video items on the next list page of the hotspot list in the second display area  42  of the hotspot list. For example, the electronic device may completely or partially display video cover pages or video names of multiple next video items in the second display area  42 . By way of example, in  FIG.  4   , video cover pages of multiple next video items are partially displayed in the second display area  42 . 
     In this step, the electronic device may display a fixed number of video items on each list page of the hotspot list. For example, the number of video items included on each list page may be preset. When displaying video items on each list page of the hotspot list, the electronic device may adjust the size of a character in each video item and the size of the cover page in each video item according to this number and the screen dimension of the electronic device. That is, the number of video items included on each list page is fixed. When the screen of the electronic device is large, the electronic device may display a large character and a large video cover page in the video item. When the screen of the electronic device is small, the electronic device may display a small character and a small video cover page in the video item. 
     Additionally, the electronic device may also display video items fixed in size on each list page of the hotspot list. For example, the size of a character in each video item and the size of the cover page in each video item may be preset. Accordingly, when displaying video items on each list page of the hotspot list, the electronic device may adjust the number of video items on each list page according to the sizes and the screen dimension of the electronic device. That is, the size of each video item displayed on each list page is fixed. When the screen of the electronic device is large, a large number of video items (for example, 5 or 6 video items) may be displayed on each list page. When the screen of the electronic device is small, a small number of video items (for example, 4 or 3 video items) may be displayed on each list page. Before displaying video items of the multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list, the method also includes acquiring screen dimension information of the electronic device; and determining a target number of to-be-displayed video items on each list page of the hotspot list according to the screen dimension information and determining the to-be-displayed video items on each list page according to the target number. The screen dimension information of the electronic device may be determined according to the device model information of the electronic device. The device model information may be obtained from the device information of the electronic device. 
     In this embodiment, the screen dimension information of the electronic device may be the screen height of the electronic device. The electronic device may use the screen height as the page height of the first video play page; determine a blank area on the first video play page according to the page height and the original height of the hotspot list used when an original number of video items of the hotspot list are completely displayed; and adjust the original number according to the blank area to obtain a target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list. 
     The original number may be construed as the preset default display number of video items of the hotspot list. The original number may be preset by an application developer or determined according to the screen type of the electronic device. That is, the application developer may preset a universal default display number of video items for electronic devices having different screen types or may set different default display numbers of video items for electronic device having different screen types. This is not limited in this embodiment. The blank area may be construed as an area used for displaying video items of hotspot videos, located in the first video play page, and other than the display area of the original list including an original number of video items of the hotspot list. The blank area may include only the blank area located in the first video play page and below the display area of the hotspot list or may include both the blank area located in the first video play page and below the display area of the hotspot list and the blank area located in the first video play page and above the display area of the hotspot list. In this embodiment, the blank area includes a first blank area located in the first video play page and above the display area of the hotspot list and a second blank area located in the first video play page and below the display area of the hotspot list. 
     In this embodiment, the blank area may be determined according to the page height information and the original height of the hotspot list used when an original number of video items of the hotspot list are completely displayed. As shown in  FIG.  2   , the original height of the hotspot list used when an original number of video items of the hotspot list are completely displayed may be construed as the height h 2  of the display area  2  of the original list used when the hotspot list containing an original number of video items is completely displayed on the first video play page. The height h 2  of the display area  2  of the original list may be calculated from the sum of the heights of the sub-display areas corresponding to characters in the hotspot list and the heights of the sub-display areas corresponding to video items of the hotspot list. For example, assuming that a list title “hotspot list” is displayed on the top of the hotspot list, a page prompt is displayed on the bottom of the hotspot list, and an original number of video items (assumed to be n video items, for example, 5 video items as shown in  FIG.  2   ) are displayed in the middle of the hotspot list and assuming that the height of the first sub-display area corresponding to the list title is h 21 , the height of the second sub-display area corresponding to the page prompt is h 22 , and the height of the third sub-display area corresponding to each video item is h 23 , then the height h 2  of the display area  2  of the original list is h 21 +h 22 +n×h 23 . 
     In this embodiment, the original number may be adjusted according to whether a blank area exists on the first video play page and according to a first target height of the blank area on the first video play page. For example, when no blank area exists on the first video play page, the original number is reduced, and when a blank area exists on the first video play page and the height of the blank area is greater than the preset display height of a single video item, the original number is increased, so that the target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list is obtained. Alternatively, the integer part of the ratio of the first target height to the preset display height of a single video item is acquired, and then the sum of the original number and the integer part is calculated and used as the target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list. 
     Considering that the screen heights of different electronic devices generally do not differ greatly, that is, the absolute value of the difference value between the original number before adjustment and the target number after adjustment is generally not greater than 1, in this embodiment, the original number may be adjusted according to the relative sizes of the first target height and the preset display height of a single video item and the positive and negative values of the first target height so that the calculation amount required in the process of adjusting the original number is reduced. Adjusting the original number according to the blank area to obtain the target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list includes acquiring the difference value between the page height and the sum of the original height and the control height of a control provided on the first video play page using the difference value as the first target height of the blank area; if the first target height is greater than or equal to the preset display height of a single video item, incrementing the original number by 1 to obtain the target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list; if the first target height is less than the preset display height of a single video item and is greater than or equal to 0, determining the original number as the target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list; and if the first target height is less than 0, subtracting 1 from the original number to obtain the target number of to-be-displayed video items of the hotspot list. 
     In this embodiment, when the electronic device completely displays an original number of video items of the hotspot list, the first target height of the blank area on the first video play page may be obtained from the difference value between the page height of the first video play page and the sum of the control height of the display area corresponding to the control (including a character/control that requires to be displayed on the first video play page) provided on the first video play page and the original height of the display area of the original list of the hotspot list used when an original number of video items are completely displayed. The height of the display area corresponding to the character/control that requires to be displayed on the first video play page may be preset by the developer. 
     Illustratively, as shown in  FIG.  2   , top controls including a Nearby control for controlling the electronic device to play videos published by authors located in the same city as the user, a Follow control for controlling the electronic device to play videos published by authors followed by the user, and a Recommend control for controlling the electronic device to play videos recommended by the application are provided on the top of the first video play page; and bottom controls including a Home control for controlling the electronic device to display the home page of the application, a Follow control for controlling the electronic device to display the Following page of the application, and a Message control for controlling the electronic device to display the message page of the application are provided on the bottom of the first video play page. Assuming that the height of the first video play page is H, the height of a top control display area  1  for displaying the top controls is h 1 , the height of the display area  2  of the original list corresponding to the hotspot list used when an original number of video items are displayed is h 2 , and the height of a bottom control display area  5  is h 3 , then the total height of the first blank area  3  above the display area  2  of the original list and the second blank area  4  below the display area  2  of the original list is H−h 1 −h 2 −h 3 . Thus, when no character is displayed in the first blank area  3  and the second blank area  4 , the first target height h of the remaining blank area can be calculated as H−h 1 −h 2 −h 3 . When other characters (for example, guidance information “slide upward to continue viewing videos” in the second blank area  4  of 
       FIG.  2   ) are displayed in the first blank area  3  and/or the second blank area  4 , assuming that the total height occupied by these characters in the first blank area  3  and/or the second blank area  4  is h 4 , then the first target height h of the remaining blank area on the first video play page is H−h 1 −h 2 −h 3 −h 4 . 
     In this embodiment, after the original number is increased or decreased by 1, it is also feasible to use the original number at this time as the new original number and return to S 102  until the first target height is less than the preset display height of a single video item and is greater than or equal to 0; and use the original number at this time as the target number to improve the display effect of the hotspot list on the first video play page. 
     In an embodiment, the hotspot list display method of this embodiment may also include, in response to receiving a second slide operation on the hotspot list, switching the current list page of the hotspot list by moving the multiple current video items and the multiple next video items along the slide direction of the target slide operation; or, in response to receiving a click operation on a video item update control in the hotspot list, switching the current list page of the hotspot list. 
     The second slide operation may be construed as an operation for instructing the electronic device to switch the current list page of the hotspot list. The second slide operation may be a leftward or rightward slide operation performed by the user in the hotspot list. 
     In this embodiment, the user may switch the current list page of the hotspot list through a leftward or rightward slide operation or by clicking the video item update control. When wanting to switch the current list page to the next list page, the user may slide leftward in the hotspot list. Accordingly, when detecting the leftward slide operation in the hotspot list, the electronic device determines that the second slide operation is received and controls multiple video items displayed in the hotspot list to move leftward synchronously to switch the current list page to the next list page (see  FIG.  5   ). When wanting to switch the current list page to the previous list page, the user may slide rightward in the hotspot list. Accordingly, when detecting the rightward slide operation in the hotspot list, the electronic device determines that the second slide operation is received and controls multiple video items displayed in the hotspot list to move rightward synchronously to switch the current list page to the previous list page. Alternatively, when video item update controls such as a Previous Page control and a Next Page control are provided in the hotspot list, when wanting to switch the current list page to the next list page, the user may click the Next Page control in the hotspot list; accordingly, when detecting that the user clicks the Next Page control, the electronic device determines that a click operation on a video item update control is received and switches the current list page to the next list page; and when wanting to switch the current list page to the previous list page, the user may click the Previous Page control in the hotspot list; accordingly, when detecting that the user clicks the Previous Page control, the electronic device determines that a click operation on a video item update control is received and switches the current list page to the previous list page. 
     When displaying the hotspot list, the electronic device may not display the hotspot list by page. For example, the hotspot list may be configured to include only one list page. In this case, the user may update video items on this list page by sliding leftward or rightward in the hotspot list or clicking a video item update control displayed in the hotspot list, that is, the electronic device may update video items of the hotspot list when detecting that the user slides leftward or rightward in the hotspot list or when detecting that the user clicks the video item update control. Additionally, when the current list page is the first list page in the hotspot list and the user slides rightward or when the current list page is the last list page in the hotspot list and the user slides leftward, it is feasible to not respond to the slide operation of the user or to switch the first video play page to another page whose page tag is adjacent to the page tag of the first video play page according to the page tag (for example, Nearby, Follow, or Recommend of  FIG.  4   ) on the top of the first video play page. 
     In S 204 , in response to receiving a first trigger operation on a video item in the hotspot list, the current display page is switched from the first video play page to a second video play page, and a hotspot video corresponding to the first trigger operation is displayed on the second video play page. 
     The first trigger operation may be used for instructing the electronic device to play the hotspot video corresponding to a video item displayed in the hotspot list. The first trigger operation may be a click on a video item displayed in the hotspot list. Accordingly, the hotspot video corresponding to the first trigger operation may be the hotspot video corresponding to a video item clicked by the first trigger operation. The second video play page may be construed as a page for playing a hotspot video. 
     Illustratively, the electronic device displays the hotspot list on the first video play page and displays multiple video items in the hotspot list. When wanting to view the hotspot video corresponding to a video item, the user clicks the video item. Accordingly, when detecting that the user clicks the video item, the electronic device determines that the first trigger operation is received, switches the current display page from the first video play page to the second video play page, and plays, on the second video play page, the hotspot video corresponding to the video item clicked by the user. 
     In S 205 , in response to receiving a third slide operation on the second video play page, the hotspot video played on the second video play page is switched according to the order of video items of the hotspot list, and the operation is ended. 
     The third slide operation may be used for instructing the electronic device to switch the hotspot video played on the second video play page. The third slide operation may be an upward or downward slide operation on the second video play page. When the third slide operation is upward, the electronic device may be instructed to play the next hotspot video (or the previous hotspot video). When the third slide operation is downward, the electronic device may be instructed to play the previous hotspot video (or the next hotspot video). The next hotspot video may be construed as the hotspot video corresponding to the next video item of the video item of the hotspot video currently played on the second video play page. The previous hotspot video may be construed as the hotspot video corresponding to the previous video item of the video item of the hotspot video currently played on the second video play page. 
     By way of example, the user can instruct the electronic device to play the next hotspot video when sliding upward in the second video paly page and can instruct the electronic device to play the previous hotspot video when sliding downward in the second video paly page, and the electronic device plays a hotspot video on the second video play page. In this case, when wanting to switch the hotspot video played on the second video play page to the next hotspot video, the user slides upward in the second video paly page; and when wanting to switch the hotspot video played on the second video play page to the previous hotspot video, the user slides downward in the second video paly page. Accordingly, when detecting that the user slides upward, the electronic device determines that the third slide operation is received and switches the hotspot video played on the second video play page to the next hotspot video; and when detecting that the user slides downward, the electronic device determines that the third slide operation is received and switches the hotspot video played on the second video play page to the previous hotspot video. 
     In S 206 , in response to receiving a second trigger operation for displaying a control window of the hotspot list, the control window of the hotspot list is displayed, a Private Message control of at least one buddy and a No Interest control in the control window are displayed, and S 207  or S 208  is performed. 
     The second trigger operation may instruct the electronic device to display the control window of the hotspot list. The second trigger operation may be, for example, a long press on the first video play page or a click on a control window entry displayed on the first video play page. 
     Referring to  FIG.  6   , the control window  61  of the hotspot list may display a control for controlling the hotspot list, for example, a No Interest control  611  and a Private Message control  612  of at least one buddy. Additionally, the control window  61  of the hotspot list may also display a Saved to Local control  613  for instructing the electronic device to save the hotspot list to local; and a More Buddies control  614  for instructing the electronic device to display the user&#39;s buddy list. Thus, when wanting to save the hotspot list locally in the electronic device, the user may click the Saved to Local control  613  displayed in the control window  61 . Accordingly, when detecting that the user clicks the Saved to Local control  613 , the electronic device saves, locally in the electronic device, the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page. When wanting to send the hotspot list to other buddies whose Private Message controls are not displayed in the control window  61  or wanting to send the hotspot list to a batch of buddies, the user may click the More Buddies control  614  displayed in the control window  61 . Accordingly, when detecting that the user clicks the More Buddies control  614 , the electronic device may display a private buddy selection page and display the user&#39;s buddy list in the private buddy selection page. Thereby, the user may select, from the buddy list, a buddy to which the user wants to send the hotspot list and may click a Send control in the private buddy selection page after the selection is completed. Accordingly, when detecting that the user clicks the Send control, the electronic device may send the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page to the buddy selected by the user. 
     By way of example, the second trigger operation is a long press on the first video play page, and the electronic device displays the hotspot list on the first video play page. In this case, when wanting to trigger a control in the control window of the hotspot list, the user long presses the first video play page. Accordingly, when detecting the long press on the first video play page, the electronic device determines that the second trigger operation is received, displays the control window of the hotspot list, and displays a Private Message control of at least one buddy and a No Interest control in the control window. 
     In S 207 , in response to receiving a first click operation on the No Interest control, the hotspot list is deleted from the video stream of the first video play page, the next video in the video stream is played, and the operation is ended. 
     The first click operation may be construed as a click on the No Interest control in the control window of the hotspot list. When triggered, the No Interest control can instruct the electronic device to delete the hotspot list from the video stream of the first video play page. 
     When the user is not interested in the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page, the user may long press the first video play page to instruct the electronic device to pop up the control window of the hotspot list and click the No Interest control in the control window. Accordingly, when detecting the click on the No Interest control in the control window of the hotspot list, the electronic device determines that the first click operation is received, deletes the hotspot list from the video stream of the first video play page, plays the next video of the target video in the video stream of the first video play page, and may send a push reduction request to the server to request the server to reduce the number of times the hotspot list is pushed to the user or request the server to stop pushing the hotspot list to the user. 
     In S 208 , in response to receiving a second click operation on a Private Message control of a target buddy, the hotspot list is sent to the target buddy, where the target buddy corresponds to the Private Message control clicked through the second click operation. 
     The second click operation may be construed as a click on the Private Message control corresponding to a buddy in the control window of the hotspot list. Accordingly, the target buddy is the buddy corresponding to the Private Message control clicked by the user. When triggered, the Private Message control can instruct the electronic device to send the hotspot list to the buddy corresponding to the Private Message control. 
     When wanting to send the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page to a buddy, the user may long press the first video play page to instruct the electronic device to pop up the control window of the hotspot list and may click, in the control window of the hotspot list, the Private Message control of the buddy to whom the user wants to send the hotspot list. Accordingly, when detecting the click on the Private Message control of the buddy in the control window of the hotspot list, the electronic device determines that the second click operation is received and sends the hotspot list displayed on the first video play page to the buddy corresponding to the Private Message control clicked by the second click operation. 
     In the hotspot list display method of this embodiment, a hotspot video in the hotspot list can be played and switched so that the user can select and view a hotspot video in a targeted manner. Moreover, the hotspot list can be sent and deleted, and switching of a list page of the hotspot list can be reminded so that the user experience can be improved. 
       FIG.  7    is a block diagram of a hotspot list display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus may be implemented in software and/or hardware and may be configured in an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The apparatus may perform a hotspot list display method to display a hotspot list. As shown in  FIG.  7   , the hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may include a target video play module  701 , a slide operation receiving module  702 , and a hotspot list display module  703 . 
     The target video play module  701  is configured to play a target video in a first video play page. The slide operation receiving module  702  is configured to receive a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page. The hotspot list display module  703  is configured to, in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, play a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, display the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and display video items of multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list. 
     In the hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment, the target video play module is configured to play a target video in a first video play page; the slide operation receiving module is configured to receive a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page; and the hotspot list display module is configured to, in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, play a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, display the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and display video items of multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list. In the solution of this embodiment, the hotspot list is displayed when a user switches a video, and the preset video is played in a layer under the hotspot list. The hotspot list is displayed so that the user can learn about information about hotspot videos and pay more attention to hotspot videos. Moreover, the first slide operation enables video switching so that the hotspot list can be displayed in a pleasant manner, and the user experience can be improved. 
     In this solution, each video frame of the preset video contains a blurred area, and the display position of the blurred area on the first video play page is the same as the display position of the hotspot list on the first video play page. 
     In this solution, the hotspot list includes multiple list pages, and the hotspot list display module  703  is configured to, when the current condition satisfies the display condition of the hotspot list, display the hotspot list on the first video play page, completely display, in a first display area of the hotspot list, multiple current video items on the current list page and partially display, in a second display area of the hotspot list, multiple next video items on the next list page. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a list page switching module. The list page switching module is configured to, in response to receiving a second slide operation on the hotspot list, switch the current list page of the hotspot list by moving the multiple current video items and the multiple next video items along the slide direction of the target slide operation; or, in response to receiving a click operation on a video item update control in the hotspot list, switch the current list page of the hotspot list. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a screen dimension acquisition module and a video item determination module. The screen dimension acquisition module is configured to acquire screen dimension information of an electronic device before video items of the multiple hotspot videos are displayed in the hotspot list. The video item determination module is configured to determine a target number of to-be-displayed video items on each list page of the hotspot list according to the screen dimension information and determine the to-be-displayed video items on each list page according to the target number. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a hotspot video play module. The hotspot video play module is configured to, in response to receiving a first trigger operation on a video item in the hotspot list, switch the current display page from the first video play page to a second video play page and play a hotspot video corresponding to the first trigger operation on the second video play page. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a hotspot video switching module. The hotspot video switching module is configured to, in response to receiving a third slide operation on the second video play page, switch, according to the order of video items of the hotspot list, the hotspot video played on the second video play page. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a control window display module, a hotspot list deletion module, and a hotspot list sending module. The control window display module is configured to, in response to receiving a second trigger operation for displaying a control window of the hotspot list, display the control window of the hotspot list and display a Private Message control of at least one buddy and a No Interest control in the control window. The hotspot list deletion module is configured to, in response to receiving a first click operation on the No Interest control, delete the hotspot list from the video stream of the first video play page and play the next video in the video stream. The hotspot list sending module is configured to, in response to receiving a second click operation on a Private Message control of a target buddy of the at least one buddy, send the hotspot list to the target buddy, where the target buddy corresponds to the Private Message control clicked through the second click operation. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a display condition determination module. The display condition determination module is configured to, in response to determining that the first slide operation is the ith first slide operation in a preset time period or that the next to-be-displayed content located in the video stream of the first video play page and corresponding to the first slide operation is the hotspot list, determine that the first slide operation satisfies the trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list, where i is a positive integer. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment may also include a list display stop module. The list display stop module is configured to, in response to receiving the first slide operation again, stopping displaying the hotspot list and playing, on the first video play page, a video located in the video stream and corresponding to the first slide operation received again. 
     The hotspot list display apparatus of this embodiment of the present disclosure can perform the hotspot list display method of any embodiment of the present disclosure and has function modules and effects corresponding to the performed method. For technical details not described in detail in this embodiment, see the hotspot list display method of any embodiment of the present disclosure. 
       FIG.  8    is a diagram illustrating the structure of an electronic device (for example, a terminal device)  800  for implementing any embodiment of the present disclosure. The terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include, but is not limited to, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a laptop, a digital broadcast receiver, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable Android device (PAD), a portable media player (PMP) and an in-vehicle terminal (such as an in-vehicle navigation terminal) and a stationary terminal such as a digital television (TV) and a desktop computer. The electronic device shown in  FIG.  8    is an example and is not intended to limit the function and use range of this embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     As shown in  FIG.  8   , the electronic device  800  may include a processing apparatus (such as a central processing unit and a graphics processing unit)  801 . The processing apparatus  802  may execute multiple appropriate actions and processing according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM)  802  or a program loaded into a random-access memory (RAM)  803  from a storage apparatus  808 . The RAM  803  also stores various programs and data required for the operation of the electronic device  800 . The processing apparatus  801 , the ROM  802  and the RAM  803  are connected to each other through a bus  804 . An input/output (I/O) interface  805  is also connected to the bus  804 . 
     Generally, the following apparatuses may be connected to the I/O interface  805 : an input apparatus  806  such as a touch screen, a touch pad, a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer and a gyroscope; an output apparatus  807  such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker and a vibrator; the storage apparatus  808  such as a magnetic tape and a hard disk; and a communication apparatus  809 . The communication apparatus  809  may allow the electronic device  800  to perform wireless or wired communication with other devices to exchange data.  FIG.  8    shows the electronic device  800  having various apparatuses, but it is not necessary to implement or be equipped all the shown apparatuses. Alternatively, more or fewer apparatuses may be implemented or present. 
     According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the process described above with reference to a flowchart may be implemented as a computer software program. For example, a computer program product is included in embodiments of the present disclosure. The computer program product includes a computer program carried in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The computer program includes program codes for executing the method shown in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded from a network and installed through the communication apparatus  809 , or may be installed from the storage apparatus  808 , or may be installed from the ROM  802 . When the computer program is executed by the processing apparatus  801 , the preceding functions defined in the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure are executed. 
     The computer-readable medium described above in the present disclosure may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium or any combination thereof. The computer-readable storage medium may be, but is not limited to, for example, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared or semiconductor system, apparatus or device, or any combination thereof An example of the computer-readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer magnetic disk, a hard disk, a RAM, a ROM, an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a flash memory, an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination thereof. In the present disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium including or storing a program. The program may be used by or used in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. In the present disclosure, the computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated on a baseband or as a part of a carrier, and computer-readable program codes are carried in the data signal. The data signal propagated in this manner may be in multiple forms and includes, but is not limited to, an electromagnetic signal, an optical signal or any suitable combination thereof The computer-readable signal medium may further be any computer-readable medium other than the computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable signal medium may send, propagate, or transmit a program used by or used in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. The program codes included in the computer-readable medium may be transmitted in any suitable medium, including, but not limited to, a wire, an optical cable, a radio frequency (RF), or any suitable combination thereof. 
     In some embodiments, clients and servers may communicate using any currently known or future developed network protocol, such as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and may be interconnected with any form or medium of digital data communication (for example, a communication network). Examples of the communication network include a local area network (LAN), a wide area networks (WAN), an internet (for example, the Internet), a peer-to-peer network (for example, an Ad-Hoc network), and any network currently known or to be developed in the future. 
     The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device or may exist alone without being assembled into the electronic device. 
     The computer-readable medium carries one or more programs. When the one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device performs the following operations: playing a target video in a first video play page; receiving a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching current display content of the first video play page; and in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, playing a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, displaying the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and displaying video items of multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list. 
     Computer program codes for executing the operations in the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages or combination thereof. The preceding one or more programming languages include, but are not limited to, object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Smalltalk and C++, as well as conventional procedural programming languages such as C or similar programming languages. Program codes may be executed entirely on a user computer, executed partly on a user computer, executed as a stand-alone software package, executed partly on a user computer and partly on a remote computer, or executed entirely on a remote computer or a server. In the case involving the remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user computer through any type of network including a LAN or a WAN, or may be connected to an external computer (for example, via the Internet through an Internet service provider). 
     The flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings show possible architectures, functions and operations of the system, method and computer program product according to multiple embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowcharts or block diagrams may represent a module, a program segment, or part of codes that contains one or more executable instructions for implementing specified logical functions. In some embodiments, the functions noted in the blocks may be performed in an order different from that noted in the drawings. For example, two successive blocks may, in fact, be executed substantially in parallel or in a reverse order, depending on the functions involved. It is also to be noted that each block in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts and a combination of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts may be implemented by a special-purpose hardware-based system which performs specified functions or operations or a combination of special-purpose hardware and computer instructions. 
     The units involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software or hardware. The name of a module is not intended to limit the unit itself in some circumstance. 
     The functions described above herein may be executed, at least partially, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), application-specific standard parts (ASSP), a system on a chip (SOC), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD) and the like. 
     In the context of the present disclosure, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that may include or store a program that is used by or used in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. The machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. The machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared or semiconductor system, apparatus or device, or any suitable combination thereof. Examples of the machine-readable storage medium may include an electrical connection based on one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a RAM, a ROM, an EPROM, a flash memory, an optical fiber, a CD-ROM, an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination thereof. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, example one provides a hotspot list display method. The hotspot list display method includes playing a target video in a first video play page; receiving a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching current display content of the first video play page; and in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, playing a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, displaying the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and displaying video items of multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example two based on example one, each video frame of the preset video contains a blurred area, and the display position of the blurred area on the first video play page is the same as the display position of the hotspot list on the first video play page. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example three based on example two, the hotspot list includes multiple list pages, and displaying video items of the multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list includes completely displaying, in a first display area of the hotspot list, multiple current video items on the current list page and partially displaying, in a second display area of the hotspot list, multiple next video items on the next list page. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example four based on example three, the method also includes, in response to receiving a second slide operation on the hotspot list, switching the current list page of the hotspot list by moving the multiple current video items and the multiple next video items along the slide direction of the target slide operation; or, in response to receiving a click operation on a video item update control in the hotspot list, switching the current list page of the hotspot list. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example five based on example three, before displaying video items of the multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list, the method also includes acquiring screen dimension information of an electronic device; and determining a target number of to-be-displayed video items on each list page of the hotspot list according to the screen dimension information and determining the to-be-displayed video items on each list page according to the target number. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example six based on the method of any one of examples one to five, the method also includes, in response to receiving a first trigger operation on a video item in the hotspot list, switching the current display page from the first video play page to a second video play page and playing a hotspot video corresponding to the first trigger operation on the second video play page. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example seven based on example six, the method also includes, in response to receiving a third slide operation on the second video play page, switching, according to the order of video items of the hotspot list, the hotspot video played on the second video play page. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example eight based on the method of any one of examples one to five, the method also includes, in response to receiving a second trigger operation for displaying a control window of the hotspot list, displaying the control window of the hotspot list and displaying a Private Message control of at least one buddy and a No Interest control in the control window; in response to receiving a first click operation on the No Interest control, deleting the hotspot list from the video stream of the first video play page and playing the next video in the video stream; and in response to receiving a second click operation on a Private Message control of a target buddy, sending the hotspot list to the target buddy, where the target buddy corresponds to the Private Message control clicked through the second click operation. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example nine based on the method of any one of examples one to five, the method also includes, in response to determining that the first slide operation is the ith first slide operation in a preset time period or that the next to-be-displayed content located in the video stream of the first video play page and corresponding to the first slide operation is the hotspot list, determining that the first slide operation satisfies the trigger condition for displaying the hotspot list, where i is a positive integer. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, in example ten based on example nine, the method also includes, in response to receiving the first slide operation again, stopping displaying the hotspot list and playing, on the first video play page, a video located in the video stream and corresponding to the first slide operation received again. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, example eleven provides a hotspot list display apparatus. The apparatus includes a target video play module, a slide operation receiving module, and a hotspot list display module. 
     The target video play module is configured to play a target video in a first video play page. The slide operation receiving module is configured to receive a first slide operation on the first video play page, where the first slide operation is used for switching the current display content of the first video play page. The hotspot list display module is configured to, in response to the first slide operation satisfying a trigger condition for displaying a hotspot list, play a preset video of the hotspot list on the first video play page, display the hotspot list in a layer on the preset video, and display video items of multiple hotspot videos in the hotspot list. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, example twelve provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes at least one processor and a memory configured to store at least one program. The at least one processor is configured to perform the hotspot list display method of any one of examples one to ten when executing the at least one program. 
     According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, example thirteen provides a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium stores a computer program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the hotspot list display method of any one of examples one to ten. 
     Additionally, although multiple operations are depicted in a particular order, this should not be construed as requiring that such operations should be performed in the shown particular order or in a sequential order. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Similarly, although implementation details are included in the preceding discussion, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. Some features described in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable sub-combination.