Media Guidance Shadow Generation for Dynamic Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional media guidance applications do not incorporate graphical components that are influenced by the content being consumed by users, lacking dynamic interaction with media assets such as video frames, which limits user engagement and navigation efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The system generates shadows for media guidance applications based on content by computing and storing object shadow information, updating it as the object shadow changes across frames, and using this information to create a guide shadow that aligns with the media object's shadow, allowing for dynamic adjustment and overlay on the media guidance application display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional media guidance applications present information about media assets, then information about content is provided, but the graphical components are not influenced by the content being consumed, resulting in static and unengaging user interface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a guide shadow by copying the shadow characteristics (position, orientation, shape) from the media object shadow in the video frame and applies it to the media guidance application display. This copying approach allows the graphical components to adapt to content without requiring complex real-time rendering systems, as the shadow information is extracted and reused across different display contexts
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically updates the guide shadow based on changes in the media object shadow across different video frames. The shadow information is looked up ahead of the current play position to anticipate future shadow states, allowing the media guidance application to maintain visual coherence with the content being consumed without adding significant processing delay
2Ease of operation
If media guidance application display is presented separately from media asset, then information is accessible, but user engagement is reduced due to lack of visual connection to content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the media guidance application display with the media asset by overlaying the guide shadow on the video frame. This combination allows users to see both the content and the guidance information simultaneously, with the shadow providing visual anchors that connect the guidance elements to their corresponding locations in the media asset, thereby enhancing user engagement without requiring users to switch between separate views
3Stability of the object's composition
If guide shadow is dynamically adjusted based on shadow changes, then visual coherence with content is maintained, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by looking up shadow information ahead of the current play position in the media asset. This allows the guide shadow to be pre-computed and ready for immediate display when needed, reducing the processing time required during actual user interaction and maintaining visual coherence without significant delays
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for generating shadows for a media guidance application are provided. A display of a media asset is generated that includes a media object with a shadow at an object shadow position. Object shadow information is stored corresponding to the shadow of the object and the object shadow position. In response to receiving a user request to access a media guidance application, a media guidance application display corresponding to the user request is selected. A guide shadow is generated based on the stored object shadow information and the media guidance application display. The guide shadow is combined with the media guidance application display for display to the user.