Map-Based Audiovisual Plot Navigation Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for presenting audiovisual works, such as TV series and novels, are inefficient for users to navigate complex plots, especially when watching in reverse order or requiring frequent returns to specific scenes, as they rely on dragging playback progress bars for scene selection.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that display a map associated with the audiovisual work's plot, allowing users to select map marker points to jump directly to corresponding plot clips, providing a more efficient navigation through the use of a map-based interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users drag the playback progress bar to navigate to specific scenes, then users can return to specific scenes for rewatching, but the human-machine interaction efficiency is relatively low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a map control as an intermediary interface between the user and the audiovisual content. The map control displays map marker points that correspond to different scenes, allowing users to directly select and jump to specific scenes without manually dragging through the playback progress bar. This intermediary map interface significantly improves scene navigation efficiency and reduces the time required to locate and return to specific scenes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the audiovisual work is organized in episode/chapter/section format, then the structure is simple and easy to follow, but it is relatively difficult to understand complex plots such as reverse order shooting or variety shows requiring reasoning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional linear navigation (playback progress bar) to a two-dimensional map interface. The map control displays map marker points distributed across a spatial map, enabling users to navigate complex plot structures by visually selecting locations on the map rather than sequentially searching through time-based playback. This dimensional change provides adaptability to complex plots while maintaining interface simplicity.
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AI summary
This application provides a method and apparatus for presenting an audiovisual work, a device, and a medium, and belongs to the field of artificial intelligence. The method includes: displaying a map control of the audiovisual work, the map control displaying a map associated with a plot of the audiovisual work; determining a marker point on the map in response to a location marking operation on the map; and presenting a plot clip in the audiovisual work that corresponds to the marker point.