Media Object Arrangement for Visual Disability Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with disabilities, such as partial blindness or astigmatism, face limitations in enjoying and comprehending media assets due to their inability to see or focus on entire screen displays.
Innovation Solution
A media guidance application determines the user's disability and adjusts the arrangement of media objects on the display screen to compensate for visual impairments by repositioning or accentuating media objects to areas not affected by the disability, using user input monitoring and database cross-referencing to calculate and apply necessary adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If media assets fill the entire screen during presentation, then the display area is maximized, but users with visual disabilities cannot see or focus on the entire screen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the display have different functions - the focus area is optimized for users with visual disabilities while other areas maintain standard content display. Media objects are selectively repositioned based on their importance and the user's specific visual impairment pattern, creating localized quality adjustments rather than uniform changes across the entire display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new spatial dimension by creating a transformed coordinate system that maps the perceived distorted area to a non-distorted area. This dimensional transformation allows media objects to be repositioned from their original coordinates to new coordinates that compensate for the user's visual disability, effectively adding a compensation dimension to the display geometry.
2Ease of operation
If media objects are repositioned to compensate for visual disabilities, then accessibility is improved, but the original arrangement and composition of media assets is altered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the display arrangement adaptive rather than static. The media object positions are dynamically adjusted based on the detected visual disability characteristics and the user's viewing location. The system continuously monitors and repositions media objects in real-time, allowing the arrangement to change according to the user's needs while maintaining the ability to restore original positions when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses inversion by reversing the traditional approach - instead of moving the user's view to match the content arrangement, the system moves the content arrangement to match the user's visual capabilities. The coordinate transformation inverts the problem by mapping from the distorted perceived area to the non-distorted display area, effectively flipping the compensation approach.
3Measurement precision
If the system actively determines user disability through monitoring and database cross-referencing, then compensation accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by continuously monitoring user inputs and interactions with the media guidance application, then using this feedback to update the user profile and refine the disability characterization. The system cross-references monitoring data with database information and adjusts the compensation parameters based on this feedback loop, improving accuracy over time while managing complexity through iterative refinement rather than complex initial setup.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically determine and adjust compensation parameters without requiring extensive manual configuration or professional assessment. The monitoring and database cross-referencing processes allow the system to self-diagnose user needs and self-adjust the media object arrangement, reducing the burden on users while managing system complexity through automated procedures.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for arranging media objects on a display screen to compensate for disabilities of a user. For example, if a media guidance application determines that, based on a particular disability, a user cannot see (or has limited vision with respect to) a portion of a screen displaying a media asset, the media guidance application alters the arrangement of media objects in the media asset to compensate for the disability.