Live Video Audio Comment Playback Server

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users miss information during live video streaming as they need to focus on an information window to read text comments, disrupting their viewing experience.

Innovation Solution

A method where a server receives audio information from a first terminal playing a live video, determines other terminals playing the same video, and sends a release notification to play the audio information, allowing users to hear comments without looking away from the video.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If text information is displayed in an information window during live video streaming, then users can acquire comment and mood information, but users must move their line of sight to the information window which causes them to miss information in the live video

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation acquisition completenessVSAvoidviewing convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the visual text display mechanism with an audio playback mechanism. Instead of requiring users to visually read text comments in an information window, the system converts text information into audio signals that are played through the terminal's speaker, allowing users to acquire information through hearing while maintaining visual attention on the live video stream.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an audio intermediary layer between the text information and the user. The text comments and mood information are converted into audio signals that serve as a mediator, transmitting information to the user's auditory sense without requiring visual attention to be diverted from the video stream.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If users focus on reading text information in the information window, then they can read comments and mood information, but they may miss information in the live video during this period

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation acquisition completenessVSAvoidviewing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the visual reading process with an audio playback process. Text information is converted into speech audio that is played continuously or periodically, allowing users to absorb information through listening without the time cost of reading and without diverting visual attention from the video stream.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Loss of information

If text information is displayed visually in an information window, then information can be transmitted to users, but the user interface complexity increases and requires additional screen space

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transmission effectivenessVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes the visual display interface with an audio output interface. Instead of requiring text rendering, scrolling, and layout management in the user interface, the system uses audio synthesis and playback mechanisms to convey the same information, thereby simplifying the visual interface while maintaining information transmission effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS10075739B2Information release method, apparatus, and system
Publication Date: 2018.09.11 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses an information release method, apparatus, and system, and relates to the field of Internet technologies. The method includes: receiving, by a server, a release request sent by a first terminal that is playing a live video, where the release request carries audio information; determining, by the server, at least one second terminal that is currently playing the live video; and sending, by the server, a release notification that carries the audio information to the second terminal. The present disclosure can reduce an impact on acquisition of information in a live video.