3D Video Bookmarking and Link Content Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current streaming paradigms inconvenience users by requiring them to stream multiple images to find a specific scene, necessitating users to cut and combine files, and imposing additional storage requirements on content providers.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that detects selections of sections from a 3D moving image, stores them as bookmarks, generates link content with metadata and viewpoint information, allowing users to efficiently access and play back specific sections without needing to stream entire content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users stream entire content to access specific scenes, then complete content is available for viewing, but time consumption and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the continuous video stream into discrete, identifiable sections or clips. Users can select and access specific sections independently rather than streaming the entire content, enabling direct access to desired scenes and significantly reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary processing of video content into segmented clips with metadata before user access. This pre-segmentation and indexing allows users to directly jump to specific sections without waiting for streaming, eliminating the need to stream entire content beforehand.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users cut and combine files to create custom content, then specific scenes can be accessed, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring users to physically cut and combine video files, the system creates lightweight reference copies or metadata links to specific sections. These references point to the original segmented content, allowing easy assembly and disassembly of custom content without complex file manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer of metadata and section references between the user and the actual video content. Users interact with simplified section identifiers rather than raw video files, and the system handles the complex mapping and assembly operations automatically.
3Reliability
If content providers store all user-generated content, then complete content availability is maintained, but storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential metadata and section information from complete video content, storing references rather than duplicating entire video files. This extraction approach maintains content accessibility while dramatically reducing the storage burden on content providers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a nested structure where metadata and section references are embedded within the content delivery framework. The actual video content remains stored efficiently, with nested metadata layers providing access information without requiring separate full copies of the content.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of providing content. The electronic device may include: a display, a processor, and a memory. The processor implements the method, including: while playing, on a display, at least one three-dimensional (3D) moving image, detecting selections of a plurality of sections from the at least one 3D moving image; storing each of the selected sections as bookmark in a memory; displaying the stored bookmarks on the display; and in response to detecting selection, by input circuitry, of at least two bookmarks from among the displayed bookmarks, generate a link content that includes the at least two selected bookmarks, wherein each of the bookmarks comprises metadata indicating additional information on each of the selected sections, and viewpoint information indicating a viewing angle for each of the selected sections within the at least one 3D moving image.