Dynamic Image Overlay for Search Result Content Items
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional search engines fail to effectively match and present images with content items, leading to unattractive search results, as the images are not strongly tied to the content provider, and users often find plain text or descriptions unappealing.
Innovation Solution
A system that dynamically overlays content provider information onto images matched with content items based on search queries, using an image selection algorithm and metadata inscription to create customized composite content items closely tied to the provider, enhancing presentation and user engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional search engines return content items as plain text or descriptions, then the search process is simple and fast, but the presentation is unattractive and users find it boring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines content items with provider images to create composite search results. The image matching module associates relevant provider images with content items based on the search query, merging visual elements with text-based content to enhance attractiveness while maintaining the simplicity of the search process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an image matching module as an intermediary between the search engine and search results. This module acts as a mediator that automatically selects and associates provider images with content items, improving presentation quality without requiring user intervention or complicating the search process.
2Ease of operation
If images are added to content items to make them more presentable, then the presentation becomes more attractive, but the images are not strongly tied to the content provider
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by using provider-specific images for each content item. Instead of using generic or randomly selected images, the system ensures that each content item is paired with an image from its specific provider, creating a localized and reliable association between the image and its source.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-associating provider images with content items through the image matching module. This automatic association happens before the search results are presented to users, ensuring that images are already properly linked to their respective content providers, thereby establishing strong and reliable connections in advance.
3Ease of operation
If images are extracted from presentation by end users, then users can access the images, but the connection to the content provider is lost and the presentation is weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the content item, provider image, and provider identification into a single integrated composite search result. This combination ensures that when users access the image, the provider association is maintained as part of the integrated structure, preventing loss of information while preserving user access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copied or integrated representation of the provider image within the composite search result structure. This copying approach embeds the image along with its provider metadata into the search result, ensuring that the provider association is replicated and preserved even when the image is accessed or displayed separately.
Data Source
AI summary
In response to a search query received from a client, a content item is identified from a content database based on one or more keywords associated with the search query. In addition, a search is performed in an image store to identify a list of image candidates based on one or more keywords associated with the search query. An image is selected from the list of image candidates using an image selection algorithm. Metadata associated with the content provider is inscribed onto the selected image to generate a customized image. The customized image is integrated with the content item to generate a composite content item such as a poster. As a result, the content represented by the composite content item is closely tied to the content provider. The composite content item is then transmitted to the client.