Display Apparatus UI Pattern Server Query Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for content recognition involve transmitting fingerprints to multiple servers, leading to unnecessary search queries as not all servers possess the required information, resulting in increased server costs and inefficiencies.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus equipped with a processor that identifies UI patterns from multimedia content, groups them based on similarity, and transmits only the necessary information to the appropriate server, reducing server queries by mapping identification information to UI pattern information and storing it, thereby optimizing server usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If fingerprints are transmitted to all servers for content recognition, then content identification can be performed, but unnecessary search queries occur in servers that do not possess the required information, increasing server costs and reducing efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent identification accuracyVSAvoidserver query efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by extracting UI pattern information from multimedia content before transmitting fingerprints to servers. This preprocessing step enables the generation of identification information that can be used to target the appropriate server, avoiding unnecessary queries to servers that do not have the required content information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

UI pattern information serves as an intermediary element between the multimedia content and the server query process. By analyzing UI patterns (such as player controls, metadata displays, and interface elements), the system generates identification information that mediates the selection of the appropriate server, thereby reducing unnecessary search queries across all servers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple servers are used for content recognition, then comprehensive content coverage is achieved, but server construction and operation costs increase due to redundant queries

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent coverageVSAvoidserver operation cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts specific UI pattern information from multimedia content that is relevant for server selection. By taking out only the necessary identification features (such as player interface patterns, metadata display characteristics, and control element arrangements), the system can efficiently determine which server to query, reducing redundant operations across multiple servers while maintaining comprehensive content coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Measurement precision

If fingerprint transmission is performed to all servers, then content recognition accuracy is maintained, but the time and resources required for content identification increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent recognition accuracyVSAvoidcontent identification time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of UI patterns in the multimedia content before initiating server queries. This preliminary action generates identification information that can quickly guide the selection of the appropriate server, reducing the overall time required for content identification while maintaining recognition accuracy by ensuring the query is directed to the correct server.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3671486B1Display apparatus and control method thereof
Publication Date: 2023.01.04 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes a display, a memory configured to store UI pattern information, a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, and a processor configured to control the display apparatus to obtain identification information indicating a type of changed multimedia content from the memory based on UI pattern information obtained from the changed multimedia content based on an event that changes a multimedia content output through the display occurring, control the communication interface to: transmit the identification information and fingerprint obtained from the changed multimedia content to a server, and receive content information corresponding to the fingerprint obtained based on the identification information from the server.