Event-Attribute Search Result Cards for Multimedia Browsing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information display methods fail to consider event characteristics when presenting search results, requiring users to browse through multiple media contents sequentially to find relevant information, which is inefficient.

Innovation Solution

An information display method and apparatus that determines a display mode based on event attribute features, such as temporal context or multi-image/multi-video presentation, to organize search results in structured aggregation cards, including timelines, multi-picture displays, and interactive elements like comments and encyclopedic information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If brief information of multiple media contents is displayed sequentially in a search result list, then the search result can be comprehensive, but the user needs to browse through each content sequentially which reduces information retrieval efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of search resultsVSAvoidinformation retrieval efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the search results by event attributes (e.g., time, location, people) and organizes them into structured aggregation cards. Each card represents a distinct segment of information related to a specific event attribute, allowing users to access organized information groups rather than browsing individual items sequentially.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a one-dimensional sequential list to a multi-dimensional structured display. By adding dimensions such as event attributes, temporal context, and categorical organization, the information is presented in a richer, more navigable structure that enables efficient retrieval through attribute-based filtering and grouping.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Device complexity

If brief information of media contents is displayed in a traditional search result list, then the display format is simple, but the event characteristics are not considered which reduces browsing efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay format simplicityVSAvoidinformation browsing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic display modes that adapt to different event attributes. The system can switch between various presentation formats (timeline view, multi-picture view, list view) based on the characteristics of the event being displayed, allowing the interface to optimize itself for different content types while maintaining user-friendly interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes display parameters such as organization structure, presentation format, and information hierarchy based on event attributes. By adjusting these parameters dynamically, the system maintains simplicity for basic searches while providing enhanced structured views for complex event-based queries, thus improving browsing efficiency without permanently increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If users browse through each multimedia content sequentially to find desired search results, then all contents can be reviewed, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of information reviewVSAvoidtime for information retrieval
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary organization of search results by event attributes before the user needs to review them. The system pre-groups and structures the information in aggregation cards, so when users access the results, the information is already organized in a time-efficient manner, eliminating the need for sequential browsing and reducing retrieval time while maintaining completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12499149B2Information display method and apparatus, computer device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.12.16 DOUYIN VISION CO LTD
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AI summary

An information display method and apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving search information, the search information corresponding to a structured requirement for a search result; acquiring a plurality of target multimedia contents matching the search information, the target multimedia content including an image content and/or a video content; determining a display mode of the target multimedia content in a search result aggregation card according to an event attribute feature corresponding to the search information, the event attribute feature referring to a structured feature of an event matching the search information; and displaying the search result aggregation card corresponding to the search information according to the display mode determined.