Dynamic Split Button for Audio-Video Clip Segmentation

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current audio-video segmentation tools often lead to misoperation due to the resident split button on the pointer, causing user mistriggering and affecting the user experience.

Innovation Solution

An interaction method where the split button is displayed only when the pointer is located within a selected clip or at an intersection position with the audio-video, allowing users to trigger splitting operations more intentionally, reducing misoperations and enhancing user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the split button is displayed resident on the pointer of the track, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to misoperation and user mistriggering

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidreliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The split button's visibility is made dynamic rather than static. It appears only when the pointer is located within a selected clip or at an intersection position with the audio-video track, and disappears when the pointer moves away. This dynamic appearance reduces misoperation while maintaining ease of operation when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The split button is displayed locally only at specific positions where the pointer intersects with the audio-video track or selected clips, rather than being universally visible. This localized display ensures the button appears only when the user intends to perform splitting operations, reducing accidental triggers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If the split button is displayed only when the pointer is located in a selected clip or at intersection position, then the reliability is improved by reducing misoperation, but the ease of operation may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovereliabilityVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides visual feedback by displaying the split button only when the pointer is in a valid position for splitting operations. This feedback mechanism guides the user to the correct interaction position, ensuring that the button is accessible when needed while preventing misoperation when the pointer is not in the appropriate location.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12189930B2Interaction method of multimedia segmentation, apparatus, device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.01.07 DOUYIN VISION CO LTD
  • US12189930B2 patent drawing
  • US12189930B2 patent drawing
  • US12189930B2 patent drawing

AI summary

An interaction method of audio-video segmentation and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting whether a selected clip exists in a target audio-video; in response to the selected clip existing in the target audio-video, displaying a split button upon detecting that a pointer on a track of the target audio-video is located in the selected clip; and splitting the selected clip, in response to a trigger operation for the split button, based on an intersection position of the pointer and the selected clip. Compared with an interaction means in which a split button resides in a pointer of a track, mis-operations of audio-video splitting can be reduced to the greatest extent, and the usage experience of a user is improved to a certain extent.