Direction-Specific Media Asset Presentation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
As users capture more images and videos with mobile devices, they face challenges in arranging and presenting these media assets effectively across multiple display devices, due to the exponential number of combinations.
Innovation Solution
A media guidance application that coordinates the display of direction-specific media assets on display devices associated with particular directions, by receiving data indicating the direction a content capture device was facing when an image or video was captured, and selecting the appropriate display device for presentation based on that direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If users capture more images and videos with mobile devices, then the quantity of media assets increases, but the complexity of arranging and presenting these media assets across multiple display devices increases exponentially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments media assets by their capture direction (e.g., north, south, east, west) and assigns them to corresponding display devices oriented in those directions. This segmentation transforms the overwhelming exponential arrangement problem into a manageable directional categorization system, where each media asset is automatically routed to the appropriate display device based on its captured orientation.
2Reliability
If display devices are selected based on direction matching, then the authenticity of recreated environments improves, but the system complexity for coordinating multiple display devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service mechanisms where display devices automatically detect their own orientation and request appropriate media assets based on their directional positioning. Similarly, media assets carry directional metadata that enables automatic matching with corresponding display devices without requiring complex centralized coordination, thereby reducing system complexity while maintaining high authenticity.
3Ease of operation
If multiple display devices are used to present direction-specific media assets, then the user enjoyment and immersion in recreated environments improve, but the difficulty of managing and coordinating these devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-tagging media assets with directional metadata at the time of capture and pre-configuring display devices with their orientation information. This preliminary preparation enables automatic, real-time matching without requiring complex runtime coordination or user intervention, thereby maintaining high user enjoyment while simplifying device management.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that coordinates the display of direction-specific media assets on a display device associated with a particular direction. For example, the media guidance application may receive data (e.g., stored when an image or video was created) that indicates a direction a content capture device was facing when the image or video was captured. Based on that data, the media guidance application may select a particular display device (e.g., a computer, tablet, television, etc.) that corresponds to the direction (e.g., from the point of view of a user) on which to present the media asset.