Content Event Messaging for Multi-Program Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Television viewers often struggle to keep abreast of multiple programs or events of interest simultaneously, missing important developments due to limited awareness of channels not displayed on the screen, especially in situations like sporting events with multiple broadcasts.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating and transmitting event messages to user devices, allowing users to receive notifications of events in content, store these messages for browsing, and display them on various devices, enabling users to view the corresponding video at their convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a viewer switches between multiple channels to monitor different programs, then awareness of multiple programs improves, but time efficiency deteriorates and important events may be missed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by proactively detecting events in programs and sending notifications to the user's device before the user would manually switch channels. The event detection component continuously monitors multiple programs and identifies significant events, then the notification component alerts the user immediately, eliminating the need for manual channel switching and ensuring the user doesn't miss important moments.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification device serves as an intermediary between the multiple programs and the user. Instead of the user directly switching between programs, the intermediary captures information from multiple sources and delivers curated notifications to the user's device, consolidating the information flow and reducing the user's cognitive and temporal burden.
2Loss of information
If a viewer watches one program live and records another for later viewing, then ability to catch multiple programs improves, but engagement with both programs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by selectively notifying the user about only the most significant events rather than requiring complete viewing of all programs. The event detection component identifies key moments (goals, scores, important developments) and notifies the user about these partial aspects, allowing the user to stay engaged with multiple programs through selective information delivery rather than requiring full attention to each.
3Loss of information
If a viewer monitors multiple sporting events simultaneously, then awareness of all events improves, but ability to follow any single event in detail deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the continuous stream of sporting events into discrete, identifiable events. The event detection component breaks down the monitoring task by identifying and separating individual events (goals, scores, plays) from the continuous broadcast, then delivers notifications about each segmented event to the user's device. This allows the user to track multiple events through discrete notifications rather than requiring continuous attention to any single event.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing event messages to a user. The event messages may include video data or a link to video of the event. In some variations, a user or content provider may define criteria for the event messages that are to be displayed to the user. The event messages may be stored so that a user may be able to browse through the stored event messages and decide when to view the video of the event. Upon a user's selection of the event message, the video of the event may be displayed to the user on the same display device or another display device.