Automated Media Asset Suggestions Using Knowledge Graph Metadata

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in managing large collections of user media items, such as finding relevant items for multimedia presentations and determining suitable audio media assets, due to the resource-intensive nature of manual searching and the time required to curate meaningful sequences, themes, and transitions.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that utilize a knowledge graph metadata network to request, rank, and output candidate media assets for user media items, suggesting media assets based on contextual analysis to automate the process of selecting relevant media for multimedia presentations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual searching and curation methods are used to select user media items for presentations, then users can find relevant items, but the process becomes resource-intensive and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelevance of selected media itemsVSAvoidtime required for curation
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically analyzing user media items using AI/ML algorithms to identify relevant items, sequences, themes, and transitions without requiring manual user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously curating presentation content from the user's media collection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual searching and curation process with an automated computational system using AI/ML algorithms. This substitution eliminates the need for manual sifting through media items while maintaining or improving selection quality through intelligent analysis.

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

2Reliability

If users manually determine suitable audio media assets for presentations, then they can select appropriate soundtracks, but the process requires significant time and effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuitability of audio media assetsVSAvoideffort required for selection
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes the visual content, mood, and characteristics of user media items to self-determine suitable audio media assets. The system serves itself by autonomously matching soundtracks to presentations without requiring users to manually search or evaluate audio options.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary AI/ML system that bridges user media items and suitable audio assets. This intermediary automatically analyzes media characteristics and recommends appropriate soundtracks, simplifying the selection process while ensuring reliability of matches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If automated systems are used to suggest media assets, then user effort is reduced, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser effort in curationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complex AI/ML analysis functionality into a separate automated system component, isolating the complexity from the user interface. Users interact with a simple interface while the extracted complex processing occurs automatically in the background.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the complex curation task into distinct automated components: media analysis, sequence determination, theme identification, transition selection, and audio asset matching. Each segment is handled by specialized algorithms working together to reduce overall user effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12174841B2Automatic media asset suggestions for presentations of selected user media items
Publication Date: 2024.12.24 APPLE INC
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AI summary

Techniques for suggesting media assets, the technique including: requesting a set of candidate media assets for a set of user media items based on a knowledge graph metadata network describing the set of user media items; receiving metadata for the set of candidate media assets; determining one or more sets of ranked media assets based on the received metadata; and outputting the determined one or more sets of ranked media assets.