Media Capture for Real-Time Information Sharing in Broadcasting
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Solution Overview
Problem
In digital broadcasting, users cannot easily share information related to a TV program beyond what is provided by the content provider, as text-based searches are inefficient and do not allow for real-time interaction between viewers.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows users to capture media content, extract attributes, and register media-related questions in an information sharing server via a bidirectional channel, enabling users to share information directly with each other while media is being reproduced.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If text-based search is used to find information, then search capability is provided, but ease of operation deteriorates and information accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses media capture (image or audio frame from video broadcast) as a copy of the visual content to represent the user's question. Instead of requiring text input, the system captures a visual representation of what the user is looking at on screen, making the search operation as simple as pressing a capture button while watching the broadcast.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces media capture as an intermediary between the user and the search system. The capture acts as a mediator that translates visual information from the screen into a searchable query, eliminating the need for users to manually transcribe or describe what they see, thereby improving both ease of operation and information accuracy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If unidirectional information provision is used, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where users can send questions and answers back to the system through a return channel. The system receives user queries based on media captures, processes them, and provides customized information back to users. This bidirectional communication allows the system to adapt to user needs while maintaining manageable complexity through structured feedback loops.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional system that combines media reproduction, media capture, attribute extraction, and information sharing capabilities. The same platform that plays video broadcasts also captures frames, extracts attributes, receives user questions, and delivers customized information, making the system versatile without requiring separate dedicated systems for each function.
3Ease of operation
If media capture is used to register questions, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic attribute extraction from captured media frames without requiring user intervention. Once the user captures a frame, the system automatically extracts attributes such as object recognition, text extraction, or metadata, and uses these attributes to formulate or refine the search query. This self-service approach simplifies user operation while managing system complexity through automated processing.
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AI summary
A method and system for sharing information between users while reproducing media in a media reproducing system, the method including: reproducing the media in the media reproducing system; capturing a part of the media in the media reproducing system; and registering a media related question including the captured part of the media in an information sharing server through a return channel of the media reproducing system. Accordingly, the users can share information in real time by generating the media related question by directly capturing the media in the media reproducing system, registering the media related question in the information sharing server, and displaying on the media reproducing system of another user that such media related question is registered. Also, since a question can be directly registered while reproducing the media, information can be conveniently shared without interrupting the media reproduction.