Graphical Descriptor Data for Video Asset Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The expansion of available television programs and video assets has created a need for improved navigation techniques and devices that allow users to efficiently access and switch between different content portions or assets, particularly in a multi-stream environment where traditional methods are inadequate.
Innovation Solution
The use of graphical descriptor data, including images and metadata, is introduced to enable users to navigate within and between video assets by displaying graphical descriptors on a screen, allowing users to select and jump to specific portions of content or switch between different assets, with the ability to transfer this data between devices for seamless viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional navigation methods are used in multi-stream environments, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to inadequate content access and switching capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video asset into multiple graphical descriptor images, each representing a specific portion or scene of the content. These segmented descriptors are displayed simultaneously on the screen, allowing users to navigate to different portions by selecting the corresponding graphical descriptor, thereby improving ease of navigation without requiring complex device functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces graphical descriptor images as intermediary elements between the user and the video content. These descriptors serve as visual mediators that represent different portions of the video asset, enabling intuitive navigation through scene-based visual cues rather than traditional linear navigation methods
2Adaptability or versatility
If graphical descriptor data is transferred between devices, then adaptability improves for seamless viewing, but loss of time increases due to data transfer operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs copying by transferring graphical descriptor data between devices. The graphical descriptors, which are visual representations of video content portions, are copied from one device to another, enabling seamless viewing across multiple devices while maintaining navigation capabilities
Data Source
AI summary
Graphical descriptor data associated with a particular video asset may include data for one or more graphical descriptor images and graphical descriptor metadata related to each graphical descriptor image. The graphical descriptor images can be simultaneously presented on a display screen with the video asset content and used to navigate to different content in that video asset. The graphical descriptors can also be used to navigate to content of one or more different assets.