Media File Animation Synthesis for Efficient Browsing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for browsing and sharing large collections of media files, such as photographs and videos, are inefficient, requiring users to manually view each file individually and lacking a quick preview option, which hampers content browsing and sharing efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A media file processing method that retrieves and analyzes content association information among multiple media files to synthesize an animation, allowing for a dynamic presentation of their contents, enabling quick browsing and sharing without the need to transmit individual files, thereby reducing network traffic.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users manually view each media file individually to browse contents, then they can see detailed information of each file, but the browsing efficiency is low and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrowsing efficiencyVSAvoidtime to view media files
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple individual media files into a single composite media file that contains information from all source files. This allows users to browse contents of multiple files simultaneously by viewing one aggregated file, dramatically improving browsing efficiency and eliminating the need to open each file individually.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a simplified copy or representation of media file contents within the composite file structure. Rather than requiring users to access original individual files, the system generates a condensed version that preserves essential content information in an easily browsable format.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Productivity

If users transmit each individual media file for sharing, then complete content sharing is achieved, but network traffic and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesharing efficiencyVSAvoidnetwork traffic
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple media files into one composite file that encapsulates content from all source files. When sharing is required, users transmit this single composite file instead of multiple individual files, significantly reducing network traffic while maintaining complete content sharing capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If quick preview of media file contents is implemented, then browsing efficiency improves, but individual file detail viewing capability may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequick preview capabilityVSAvoiddetailed content information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple media files into a composite structure that preserves detailed content information from all source files while enabling quick preview through unified access. The composite file maintains the integrity and detail of individual file contents while providing streamlined browsing capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11409785B2Media file processing method and device, and media file sharing method and device in social media application
Publication Date: 2022.08.09 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A media file processing method is described. Multiple selected media files are processed by a terminal device comprising a processor and a memory storing computer readable instructions executed by the processor. The terminal device extracts content association information corresponding to the multiple selected media files. The terminal device further synthesizes the multiple selected media files according to the content association information to obtain an animation that is a dynamic presentation of contents of the multiple selected media files. The animation is then stored in a predetermined file format in the terminal device.