Companion Device Pattern Matching for Video Actionable Text
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in acting upon actionable content displayed in videos, such as phone numbers or website addresses, as this content is often displayed briefly and easily forgotten.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes a companion device and media display device, which use pattern matching to identify actionable text or objects in videos, providing direct access to related features or services without manual input, such as initiating calls, navigating to websites, or displaying maps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If actionable content (phone numbers, website addresses) is displayed in videos, then users can access additional information or services, but users have difficulty acting upon this content because it is displayed briefly and easily forgotten
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically capturing and storing actionable content (phone numbers, website addresses, email addresses) from the video before the user needs to use it. The companion device intercepts these elements during video playback and makes them readily available for immediate use, eliminating the need for users to recall or manually record the information.
Solution Approach 2:
The companion device serves as an intermediary between the video content and the user's actions. It captures actionable elements from the video, stores them temporarily, and provides interfaces for users to interact with this content. This mediator handles the complexity of information extraction and presentation, simplifying the user's task to just selecting pre-prepared options.
2Productivity
If users manually recall and input actionable content from videos, then they can access related services, but this process is time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically performing the information extraction, storage, and presentation tasks. The companion device autonomously monitors the video for actionable content, captures it using pattern matching algorithms, and organizes it for user interaction without requiring any manual effort from the user except for the final selection of desired actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs all preparatory work in advance - identifying, extracting, and storing actionable content before the user needs it. This preliminary action eliminates the time-consuming manual processes of recalling and inputting information, allowing users to immediately access services by simply selecting from pre-prepared options.
3Speed
If actionable content is displayed briefly in videos, then the video maintains its pacing and flow, but users easily forget the content and cannot act upon it
Solution Approach 1:
The companion device acts as an intermediary memory system that captures and retains actionable content from the video. While the video maintains its brief display pacing, the companion device stores the extracted information and makes it persistently available for user interaction, preventing information loss without altering the video's original timing and flow.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the actionable content from the video and stores it in the companion device's memory. This copying process preserves the original video's brief display duration while creating a permanent record of the actionable elements, allowing users to access this information later without needing to retain it in their memory.
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AI summary
Methods and devices for providing companion services to video are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes: identifying text contained within a video; determining, by performing pattern matching, if the identified text in the video contains actionable text; and if the identified text in the video contains actionable text, providing access to one or more features based on the actionable text.