Content Reproduction Apparatus with Spatio-Temporal Meta Information

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing content reproduction systems require users to manually select multiple pieces of content for simultaneous reproduction, which is cumbersome, and fail to adapt to changes in user preferences.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that allow users to select one piece of content, leveraging spatio-temporal meta information to automatically reproduce other content generated or reproduced within a predetermined date, time, or location range, thereby enabling simultaneous and adaptive content playback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users manually select multiple pieces of content for simultaneous reproduction, then the system can reproduce multiple content items, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent reproduction efficiencyVSAvoiduser operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically selecting additional content items based on the user's initial selection. The content reproduction apparatus pre-establishes selection criteria and relationships between content items, so when a user selects one content item, the system automatically identifies and reproduces related content items without requiring manual selection. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining multiple content reproduction while eliminating the cumbersome manual selection process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If users preset the relationship between content items for simultaneous reproduction, then the system can automatically reproduce multiple content items, but it cannot respond to changes in user preferences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser preference adaptabilityVSAvoidautomatic content selection
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic adaptability by allowing selection criteria and content relationships to change based on user behavior and preferences. Rather than using fixed preset relationships, the system dynamically adjusts which content items are automatically selected for reproduction based on user interactions, historical data, and changing preferences. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining automation while enabling the system to adapt to user preference changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where user responses to automatically reproduced content are monitored and used to adjust future automatic selections. The content reproduction apparatus learns from user behavior patterns and modifies its automatic selection process accordingly, ensuring that automation remains aligned with user preferences. This resolves the contradiction by making the automated system responsive to user feedback and preference changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10199073B2Content reproduction method and apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.02.05 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The content reproduction method includes receiving a select signal for selecting one or more pieces of content; and reproducing the selected pieces of content and one or more pieces of content which were generated or reproduced together with the selected pieces of content in a temporal space within a range.