Context-Aware Video Filtering for Regional and Temporal Sensibilities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current content rating systems and filtering mechanisms in broadcast technologies are inconsistent and fail to adequately account for regional and temporal variations in consumer sensibilities, leading to inappropriate content being accessible to viewers who disagree with the assigned ratings.
Innovation Solution
A video control system that processes product information to determine the intended viewing context, including region, time zone, and consumer group, and filters content based on this context and user-set criteria, ensuring that content is only displayed when it aligns with the viewer's context.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a video distributor assigns a content rating based on the sensibilities of a particular consumer group or region, then the content rating reflects the tastes of that specific group, but the video product may be broadcast to other regions or consumer groups with different sensibilities, resulting in inappropriate content being accessible to viewers who disagree with the assigned rating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different content ratings to the same video product based on the specific region or consumer group. The video control system determines the viewer's location and consumer group characteristics, then applies the appropriate content rating from multiple available ratings. This allows each local market to receive content rated according to its specific sensibilities and cultural norms, resolving the contradiction between adapting to local tastes and maintaining appropriate filtering across diverse audiences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the content rating system into multiple region-specific or consumer group-specific ratings for the same video product. Instead of a single universal rating, the system maintains separate content ratings tailored to different geographic regions and consumer demographics. The video control system then selects and applies the appropriate segmented rating based on the viewer's identified location and characteristics, enabling localized content appropriateness while maintaining overall system reliability.
2Manufacturing precision
If a video distributor applies stringent content ratings to video products intended for traditional family viewing hours, then the content is appropriate for earlier time zones and family viewing, but the same video product may be simultaneously broadcast to viewers in earlier time zones during their traditional family viewing hour with less stringent ratings expected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making content ratings time-dependent and context-dependent. The same video product can have different content ratings applied based on the current time of day, time zone, and intended viewing context. The video control system dynamically determines the appropriate content rating by considering the viewer's location, current time, and programmed viewing preferences. This dynamic approach allows a single video product to be appropriately rated for family viewing in one time zone while maintaining less stringent ratings for later viewing times in other zones, resolving the contradiction between precision and flexibility.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If current filtering mechanisms block video products based on content ratings, then consumers can avoid objectionable content, but consumers are not fully satisfied because content ratings can be very inconsistent and consumers disagree with the content ratings as determined by video distributors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by incorporating consumer group characteristics and regional sensibilities into the content rating determination process. The video control system gathers information about the viewer's location, consumer group demographics, and cultural characteristics, then uses this feedback to select the most appropriate content rating from multiple available ratings. This feedback mechanism ensures that content ratings align with actual consumer expectations and sensibilities in each region, improving both the accuracy of filtering and consumer satisfaction with the rating system.
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AI summary
A video control system for displaying video products within a current viewing context is designed to receive, via a broadcast communication, a video product and product information for the video product. The product information includes an intended viewing context for the video product. The video control system processes the product information and filters the video product based on a comparison of the intended viewing context and the current viewing context.