Contextual Index Detection for Dynamic Complementary Content Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multimedia broadcasting techniques are inefficient in managing user-related information and inserting complementary content, particularly in multi-media environments with aggregated graphic information, as they rely heavily on user profile data and temporal information, and are unsuitable for 'live' content that cannot be indexed in advance.
Innovation Solution
A method that applies contextual index detection functions to broadcast content to determine the presence of specific indices, allowing for the insertion of complementary elements based on these indices, using various detection functions such as element comparison, voice recognition, image recognition, and visual scene recognition, stored in a database and applied to the terminal or broadcasting system components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user profile data and temporal information are used to manage user-related information, then the system can provide personalized content, but the system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential indexing information from complex user profiles and temporal data, keeping only the necessary contextual indices in the detection functions. This reduces the infrastructure complexity while maintaining personalized content delivery capability by focusing on key detection features rather than processing entire user profiles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-defines detection functions with contextual indices that are applied to content before broadcasting. This preliminary indexing allows the system to quickly match content with user preferences without complex real-time processing of user profiles, reducing infrastructure requirements while maintaining adaptability.
2Ease of manufacture
If content is indexed in advance for complementary element insertion, then the insertion process becomes straightforward, but live content that cannot be pre-indexed cannot be processed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the indexing process dynamic by applying detection functions to content at the time of broadcasting rather than requiring static pre-indexing. The detection functions are executed dynamically on live content streams, allowing the system to process both pre-recorded and live content with the same mechanism, thus achieving both ease of insertion and live content capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection functions serve multiple purposes: they work for both pre-indexed and live content, handle various content types (audio, video, text), and operate at different stages (broadcasting server, terminal). This universal approach allows a single system to handle diverse content scenarios without requiring separate indexing mechanisms.
3Productivity
If detection functions are stored in a database and applied to content, then complementary elements can be dynamically inserted, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The detection functions are prepared and stored in advance in a database with their associated contextual indices and complementary elements. This preliminary preparation allows the system to quickly retrieve and apply appropriate detection functions during broadcasting without extensive real-time computation, reducing processing time while maintaining dynamic content assembly capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies detection functions selectively based on content type and broadcasting context, rather than applying all possible detection functions to all content. This partial application approach reduces unnecessary processing time while still achieving dynamic insertion of relevant complementary elements where needed.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus are provided for broadcasting at least one complementary element corresponding to a content broadcast to a terminal. The method includes: applying, to at least one portion of the content, at least one index detection function, stored in a database, the detection function delivering an information cue regarding the presence or absence of the index, providing at least one complementary element associated with the index, if a presence cue is emitted; and combining the content and the at least one complementary element, thereby delivering a complete content.