Document Portion Identification in Recorded Video

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Solution Overview

Problem

It is challenging to accurately identify and track document portions presented or shared during web-based meetings from recorded videos, especially when documents are lightly edited and shared across different meetings.

Innovation Solution

A system is implemented that generates unique identifiers for document portions, which are then embedded in the documents. These identifiers can be recognized in video frames, allowing for the identification of specific document portions within recorded videos and the determination of video segments where they appear.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If documents are lightly edited and shared during different meetings, then document versatility and reusability are improved, but document identification accuracy and tracking reliability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument reusabilityVSAvoiddocument identification accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments documents into unique document portions with individual identifiers. Each portion (slide, page, section) receives a distinct ID that tracks it independently through multiple meetings, allowing the same document to be identified accurately even when lightly edited and shared across different contexts

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the identification parameter from document-level to document-portion-level. By assigning unique identifiers to specific portions rather than entire documents, the system maintains identification accuracy despite document modifications, edits, or resharing across different meetings

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If manual review of recorded videos is performed to identify document portions, then identification accuracy is improved, but time consumption and labor requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentification accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service identification where the video recording itself contains embedded document portion identifiers. The identification process is automated through computer vision techniques that automatically detect and recognize these identifiers in video frames, eliminating the need for manual review while maintaining high accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical review with automated computer vision systems. Image processing algorithms automatically detect document portions and their identifiers in video frames, substituting human manual analysis with automated technological processes that are both accurate and time-efficient

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12205372B2Document portion identification in a recorded video
Publication Date: 2025.01.21 SEISMIC SOFTWARE INC
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AI summary

Document portion identification in a recorded video is disclosed, including: obtaining a recorded video; identifying a document portion that appears during the recorded video, wherein the document portion belongs to a document; and determining a video segment during which the document portion appears in the recorded video.