Document Visual Element Augmentation with Rich Media Overlays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack a method to effectively augment visual content in web pages and provide relevant data based on user interaction, leading to distractions from advertisements and interruptions in content arrangement.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that analyze visual elements in documents, determine associated keywords, and embed these associations in augmented documents, allowing rich media content to be displayed as overlays when users interact with the elements, such as through mouse-over actions, without requiring a fixed media player.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If advertisements are placed in web pages to generate advertising revenue, then advertising revenue is improved, but content arrangement is interrupted and viewers are distracted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new spatial dimension by displaying advertisements as pop-up windows or overlays that appear above or beside the main content area, rather than embedding them within the content flow. This dimensional separation allows advertisements to occupy a different spatial plane, generating revenue while preserving the original content arrangement and viewer focus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an intermediary mechanism (pop-up windows, sidebars, or overlay panels) that acts as a mediator between the advertisement content and the main web page content. This intermediary structure allows advertisements to be delivered to viewers without directly interrupting or mixing with the primary content arrangement, thus maintaining content stability while enabling advertising revenue generation.
2Loss of information
If advertisements occupy prominent spaces in web pages, then advertising visibility is improved, but content arrangement is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions advertisements in alternative spatial dimensions such as pop-up windows that float above the main content, sidebars that run parallel to the content flow, or overlay panels that appear in dedicated zones. This dimensional placement ensures advertisements remain visible and prominent without disrupting the original content arrangement or spatial structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the web page layout into distinct functional zones: the main content area remains intact and uninterrupted, while separate segments (pop-up windows, sidebars, overlays) are allocated for advertisements. This segmentation allows advertisements to occupy prominent spaces without interfering with or interrupting the content arrangement in the main area.
3Ease of operation
If rich media content is added to web pages, then user experience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a universal media player component that can handle multiple types of rich media content (video, audio, interactive elements) through a single interface and playback mechanism. This multi-functional player reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for separate specialized players for each media type, while still providing enhanced user experience with diverse rich media content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a media player intermediary layer that sits between the various rich media content sources and the user interface. This intermediary player handles the complexity of different media formats, playback controls, and interaction mechanisms internally, presenting a unified simple interface to users. This mediator absorbs the device complexity while maintaining ease of operation and enhanced user experience.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods (and corresponding systems and computer program products) that augment visual elements in documents with rich media content and provide the rich media content based on user interaction with the augmented visual elements in the documents. The disclosed embodiments analyze a document for qualified visual elements. The disclosed embodiments determine keywords associated with the visual element, generate an association of the visual element and the keywords, and embed the association in a corresponding augmented document. When a user reviews the augmented document in a client system and moves a pointer over the augmented visual element, a piece of rich media content related to the keywords are transmitted to the client system to be displayed as an overlay in close proximity to the visual element where the mouse-over occurred.