Content Playback Policy Based on Section Priority
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for playing back contents on electronic devices do not distinguish between major and non-major sections, leading to inefficiencies in network quality, data consumption, and playback time, especially under poor network conditions, resulting in inconvenient breakages and inefficient cost and time usage.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method that recognizes major sections of content and adjusts playback based on network speed, data remaining amount, and playback time, implementing policies such as priority playback, quality adjustment, and multiple speed modes to optimize playback efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If contents are played back uniformly without distinguishing major and non-major sections, then the playback process is simple, but network quality deteriorates and playback interruptions occur under poor network conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content into major sections and non-major sections, allowing differential playback strategies. Major sections are prioritized for download and playback, while non-major sections are deferred or downloaded at lower quality, ensuring critical content is delivered even under poor network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different quality levels and priority treatments to different parts of the content. Major sections receive high priority and high quality playback, while non-major sections receive lower priority and reduced quality, optimizing network resource allocation for each segment based on its importance.
2Device complexity
If all sections of contents are downloaded at the same quality, then the download process is simple, but data consumption increases without proportional value
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements differential quality downloading where major sections are downloaded at high quality and non-major sections at low quality or skipped entirely. This optimizes data consumption by allocating bandwidth proportionally to content importance rather than treating all sections equally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and prioritizes major sections from the overall content, separating them from non-major sections. This allows the system to download only the essential portions at high quality, removing the waste of downloading low-value content at the same data cost.
3Device complexity
If contents are played back without section differentiation, then the playback control is simple, but playback time increases due to inefficient resource allocation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments playback into priority levels, allowing the system to quickly deliver and play back major sections first. This segmented approach reduces overall playback time by ensuring critical content is available sooner, even if non-critical content is delayed or reduced in quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary identification and prioritization of major sections before playback begins. This preliminary action allows the system to pre-download and prepare critical content, reducing the time users wait for important sections to become available.
4Ease of operation
If uniform playback quality is maintained, then the user experience is consistent, but network bandwidth is wasted on non-critical sections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality differentiation where major sections maintain high quality for consistent user experience, while non-major sections use reduced quality. This optimizes bandwidth utilization by allocating network resources to sections that matter most to user experience rather than wasting bandwidth on less important content.
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AI summary
A method for managing a playback of contents in an electronic device is provided. The method includes recognizing a major section of the contents, obtaining at least one of setup information related a network speed, data remaining amount and playback, and playback time of the contents, and deciding a playback policy of the contents based on at least one of the recognized major section and the obtained information.