Media Guidance Application Scene Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional media consumption is passive, with users unable to interactively replace non-critical scenes in media assets with alternate scenes that better suit their preferences during playback.
Innovation Solution
A media guidance application that allows users to select and replace default scenes with alternate scenes, offering options before or during playback, and seamlessly integrates these selections into the media asset, maintaining the overall play length and schedule.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional passive media consumption is used, then the media asset can be delivered in a simple format, but the user cannot interactively replace scenes to suit their preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The media asset is divided into multiple scenes, with each scene being independently replaceable. The system segments the media player functionality into scene detection, scene option presentation, and scene replacement components, allowing users to customize individual scenes without affecting the entire media asset structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The media playback system transitions from a static, fixed sequence of scenes to a dynamic structure where scenes can be selectively replaced based on user preferences. The system dynamically adjusts the media asset by incorporating user-selected alternate scenes while maintaining the overall playback schedule and timing.
2Ease of operation
If users are allowed to select alternate scenes during playback, then user engagement increases, but the media delivery system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Alternate scenes are prepared and made available in advance within the media asset structure. The system pre-processes the media asset to include multiple scene options, so that during playback, users can simply select from pre-prepared alternatives without triggering complex real-time processing or content generation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If alternate scenes are replaced in real-time during playback, then user preferences are accommodated, but the original play length and schedule may be disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system adjusts scene parameters including duration, timing, and synchronization to ensure that alternate scenes match the original scene specifications. When users select alternate scenes, the system modifies the scene parameters to maintain consistent playback timing and schedule, preventing disruptions to the overall media asset duration.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are described herein for presenting user selected scenes. A media guidance application may generate for display a listing for a media asset, wherein a play length of the media asset includes a non-selectable play length portion and a selectable play length portion. The media guidance application may generate for display a first scene option corresponding to a first scene and a second scene option corresponding to a second scene. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of the first or second scene option and incorporate the selected scene into the selectable play length portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may generate for display the media asset with the selected scene incorporated into the selectable play length portion.