Dynamic Comment Transparency Over Video Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional social media platforms require users to switch between different applications to access and communicate about content, making the process cumbersome, especially as communication devices become more sophisticated.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates a content service and commentary service, allowing users to comment and share comments directly with content, with features like real-time messaging, natural language processing, and context-based output to enhance user interaction and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users access conventional social media on separate applications, then communication functionality is provided, but user operation becomes cumbersome due to switching between applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges social media commentary functionality directly into the video player application. The commentary service is integrated with the content service, allowing users to access communication features without switching applications. This is achieved by embedding comment display and input interfaces within the video playback interface, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining functional separation through modular service architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comments are displayed overlaid on video frames, then user interaction with content is enhanced, but video content visibility may be obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making comment transparency dynamic and position-dependent. Comments displayed in regions closer to the video content use higher transparency values, while comments in peripheral areas use lower transparency. The system also adjusts comment opacity based on the underlying video frame complexity, ensuring that comments do not uniformly obscure important visual information while maintaining readability.
Solution Approach 2:
The comment display system dynamically adjusts transparency and positioning based on real-time video content analysis. When important visual elements appear in the video, comments are automatically repositioned or their transparency is increased to maintain content visibility. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to balance user interaction enhancement with content visibility preservation.
3Ease of operation
If multiple services are integrated in one application, then ease of access is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the integrated system into distinct service modules: a content service for video delivery, a commentary service for user interactions, and a service integration layer for coordination. Each service maintains its own functionality and data structures, but they communicate through standardized interfaces. This modular segmentation allows multiple services to be integrated in one application while managing complexity through clear service boundaries and independent deployment capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for presenting comments relative to video frames are described herein. The disclosed techniques include obtaining a video comprising a plurality of frames; detecting an edge of at least one object in a frame among the plurality of frames; identifying an area inside the edge of the at least one object as a first area and filling the first area with a color so as to distinguish the first area from others; determining a location of the first area relative to the frame; and determining a movement direction of at least one comment to be presented relative to the frame or a change of a transparency value of the at least one comment to be presented relative to the frame based at least on the location of the first area.