Avatar Advertisement Reward Calculation Through Visual Recognition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to accurately measure user interest in advertisements and calculate advertisement rates accordingly.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that calculates a reward to a user based on the visual recognition of advertisement information by another user and operations on linked information, using detection units to analyze user behavior and adjust display forms to enhance engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If advertisement rate is calculated based on simple contact metrics (time of contact, number of persons), then calculation process is simple, but measurement accuracy of user interest is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of user interest measurementVSAvoidcomplexity of calculation system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the advertisement rate calculation from using simple contact metrics (time of contact, number of persons) to using visual recognition parameters (detection of advertisement information display, line-of-sight direction, pupil dilation). This parameter change enables more accurate measurement of user interest while maintaining calculation feasibility through defined formulas that incorporate these new parameters.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an advertisement information display detection unit as an intermediary component that captures visual recognition data. This detector acts as a mediator between the user's actual interest (which cannot be directly measured) and the calculation unit (which needs quantifiable data), enabling accurate interest measurement through objective visual cues like line-of-sight and pupil dilation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If advertisement information is displayed only through traditional methods, then display implementation is simple, but user engagement and interest measurement are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness of advertising activityVSAvoidcomplexity of display system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adds a new dimension to advertisement display by incorporating visual recognition detection capabilities. Instead of merely displaying advertisement information through traditional interfaces, the system now detects and responds to visual parameters (line-of-sight direction, pupil dilation) of users, creating a multi-dimensional advertising approach that enhances engagement and measurability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the advertisement information display detection unit continuously monitors user visual responses and feeds this information back to the calculation unit. This feedback loop enables real-time adjustment and accurate measurement of advertising effectiveness based on actual user engagement rather than estimated metrics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250307863A1Information processing apparatus, calculation method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
Publication Date: 2025.10.02 NEC CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus, a calculation method, and a program for more appropriately calculating an advertisement rate are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a calculation unit that calculates a reward to be paid to a user on the basis of a fact that advertisement information attached to an item carried by an avatar of the user has been visually recognized by another user and a fact that there has been an operation on link information related to the item.