Gesture-Controlled Video Playback Synchronization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience when trying to follow movements in video content, such as home training or dance lessons, as existing display devices do not automatically adjust playback to synchronize with the user's actions, leading to difficulties in maintaining pace and accuracy.

Innovation Solution

A display device equipped with sensors and a processor that detects user gestures and adjusts the video content playback, pausing, speeding up, or moving the reproduction point to match the user's movements, allowing for real-time synchronization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If video content is reproduced at fixed speed without automatic adjustment, then device complexity is reduced, but user satisfaction and ability to follow movements deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser satisfactionVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously detects user gestures via sensors and uses this feedback to automatically adjust video playback speed and position, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to user needs in real-time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The display device autonomously monitors user performance through gesture detection and self-adjusts playback parameters without requiring manual intervention from the user

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If manual control devices are used to pause or resume video, then reproduction control flexibility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to additional equipment and steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidcontrol device quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The gesture detection and video control functions are merged into a single integrated system, eliminating the need for separate control devices by using the display device's own sensors to capture gestures and control playback

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If video playback speed is fixed, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to user needs deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The video playback system transitions from a static fixed-speed mode to a dynamic adaptive mode where playback speed and position automatically adjust based on real-time gesture detection results

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes playback parameters (speed, position) based on detected user gestures, allowing flexible adaptation to different user paces and needs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20230328298A1Display device and operation method thereof
Publication Date: 2023.10.12 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device may include: a display; an image input unit configured to obtain video content; a detector including at least one sensor; and a processor which may be configured to execute at least one instruction. The processor may be configured to, by executing the at least one instruction, detect a gesture of a user based on a result of detection by the at least one sensor while the video content is reproduced, and control the reproduction of the video content such that at least one frame corresponding to the detected gesture among a plurality of frames included in the video content is displayed on the display.