Interactive Graphics Playback Control to Prevent Missed AV Scenes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing audio/video (AV) data reproduction systems fail to effectively manage the reproduction state during interactive graphics menu navigation, leading to missed scenes when menus are displayed, as the AV data continues to play, potentially hiding important content.

Innovation Solution

An information storage medium and reproducing method that includes interactive graphics data with a reproducing state change navigation command, allowing the AV data reproduction state to be controlled, such as temporarily stopping the AV data during menu interaction, using an interactive composition segment and a graphics controller.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If AV data continues to play during interactive graphics menu navigation, then the menu can be displayed and navigated, but important scenes may be missed or hidden behind the menu box

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemenu navigationVSAvoidmovie scenes
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system executes a reproducing state change navigation command before displaying the menu to preemptively pause the AV data. This preliminary action ensures that when the menu is displayed, the underlying video content remains visible and can be viewed without being missed, while still allowing menu navigation to proceed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the menu box takes up a large part of the screen, then interactive graphics can be provided, but important scenes may be missed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteractive graphicsVSAvoidmovie scenes
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

Before the menu is displayed and occupies screen space, the system pauses the AV data reproduction through the reproducing state change navigation command. This ensures that the video content remains synchronized and visible beneath or alongside the menu, preventing important scenes from being missed despite the menu's prominent display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If AV data reproduction is stopped during menu navigation, then scenes are not missed, but menu interaction capability is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemovie scenesVSAvoidmenu interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system pauses AV data reproduction only temporarily and specifically during the menu display period, rather than stopping it entirely. The reproducing state change navigation command is executed at the appropriate time to pause playback, allowing menu interaction to proceed while preserving scene visibility, then resumes playback afterward to maintain continuous content delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS7796864B2Information storage medium containing interactive graphics stream for change of AV data reproducing state, and reproducing method and apparatus thereof
Publication Date: 2010.09.14 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An information storage medium including AV data; presentation graphics data including subtitle information corresponding to the AV data; and interactive graphics data including menu data; wherein the interactive graphics data further includes a reproducing state change navigation command to change the reproducing state of the AV data and/or the presentation graphics data.