Media Object Indicator Embedding for Seamless Information Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Media programs lack an effective way to provide viewers with immediate access to information about items or music featured within the content without disrupting the viewing experience, as existing methods like pop-up ads can be intrusive and detract from the program's flow.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that identifies objects of interest in media programs, embeds indicators within the frames, generates video clips, and provides an information page with a URL to user devices, allowing viewers to access additional information seamlessly through a mobile application, maintaining the program's flow while offering relevant details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional pop-up ads are used to provide information about items in media programs, then viewers can access additional information, but the viewing experience is disrupted and the program flow is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by embedding indicators and metadata in the media program during production, and pre-generating information pages with video clips. When a viewer interacts with an indicator during playback, the information is already prepared and can be delivered immediately without interrupting the program flow, thus resolving the contradiction between information accessibility and viewing experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimension approach (pop-up ads blocking the video) to a multi-dimensional approach by using: (1) spatial dimension - indicators positioned within the video frame rather than overlaying it; (2) temporal dimension - asynchronous information delivery where viewers can access details at their convenience; (3) device dimension - delivering information to mobile devices separate from the main display. This resolves the contradiction by providing information access without compromising the primary viewing experience.
2Loss of information
If detailed information about objects is provided during media playback, then viewer knowledge about objects increases, but the media program playback is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares information pages, video clips, and metadata in advance during the media production phase. This preliminary action ensures that when viewers want information about an object, it is already prepared and can be delivered instantly without pausing or interrupting the media playback, thus eliminating the loss of playback time while maintaining full information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer - a mobile application that acts as a mediator between the media player and detailed information. The app receives indicator interactions from the media player, retrieves pre-prepared information pages and video clips, and presents them to viewers on a separate device. This intermediary approach allows viewers to access detailed object information without interrupting the main media program playback.
3Measurement precision
If indicators are embedded in every frame to identify objects of interest, then object identification accuracy improves, but the complexity of media processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by embedding indicators selectively only in frames containing objects of interest, rather than uniformly in all frames. The processing complexity is concentrated in the object detection phase, where frames are analyzed to identify objects and determine if indicators should be embedded. This approach maintains high object identification accuracy while avoiding the unnecessary complexity of processing every frame uniformly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses partial action by embedding indicators only in certain frames where objects of interest appear, rather than in every frame. The object detection and indicator embedding processes are applied selectively based on the presence of detectable objects. This partial approach achieves sufficient object identification accuracy without the excessive complexity of universal frame processing.
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AI summary
Embodiments provide methods and devices for providing object information associated with a media program. Embodiments include identifying an object of interest in an image of a frame of the media program; inserting an indicator into the image of the frame to identify the object of interest; generating a video clip associated with the identified object based on a portion of the media program; constructing an information page containing information regarding the object of interest, wherein the information page comprises a window for displaying the video clip; and transmitting the information page, including the video clip, to the user device.