Media Content Transition Markers for Concept-Based Navigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional approaches to media content management in social networking systems fail to provide users with seamless access to a complete selection of relevant media content items and deprive content providers of the ability to optimize user experience by linking related media content within their items.

Innovation Solution

The system identifies concepts in media content items using recognition techniques and assigns tags and transition markers, allowing users to transition to related items based on relevance, interest, and orientation data, enhancing user experience and content provider control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional media content management approaches are used, then users can access media content through basic navigation and selection, but users cannot efficiently explore complete selection of relevant media content items

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemedia content exploration efficiencyVSAvoidrelevance information

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual navigation and selection mechanisms with automated concept recognition and transition marker systems. The system automatically detects concepts in media content, generates transition markers, and enables seamless transitions between related content items, substituting the mechanical process of user navigation with an intelligent, automated information discovery system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces transition markers as intermediary elements between media content items. These markers serve as mediators that connect related content through shared concepts, allowing users to efficiently navigate between items without manual searching. The transition markers act as bridges that preserve and convey relevance information across different media items.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If conventional media content management approaches are used, then content providers can publish media content, but content providers cannot optimize user experience by linking related media content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser experience optimizationVSAvoidcontent management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables content providers to automatically optimize user experience through self-service functionality. The system automatically detects concepts in published media content, generates transition markers, and creates links to related content without requiring manual intervention from content providers. This self-service approach allows content providers to benefit from intelligent content linking while avoiding the complexity of manual content management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary concept detection and transition marker generation during the content publishing process. By pre-identifying concepts and creating transition markers before users access the content, the system prepares optimized navigation paths in advance, enabling seamless user experience enhancement without adding complexity to the content consumption process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If transition markers are added to media content items, then users can transition to related media content items, but the media content item structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemedia content linking capabilityVSAvoidcontent structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the media content structure by separating the core content from the transition markers. Transition markers are introduced as distinct, modular elements that attach to media content items without altering the fundamental content structure. This segmentation allows the system to add linking capabilities while maintaining the original content integrity and reducing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10499090B2Systems and methods to transition between media content items

Publication Date: 2019.12.03 META PLATFORMS INC

AI summary

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to detect a concept reflected in a first media content item to which a user is provided access. It is determined that the concept has a threshold level of relevance to the user. The concept is associated with an element that upon selection causes a transition to a second media content item to which the user is provided access, the second media content item reflecting the concept. The element is presented in the first media content item for the user.