Media Asset Data Update via User Pause Point Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional systems for providing advertisements during media pauses do not consider why users paused content, leading to ineffective ad delivery, as they lack insight into user preferences and interests based on pause points.

Innovation Solution

A system that collects and analyzes data on user pause points across multiple users to identify popular frames in media assets, updating media asset data with cover art and description information, and generating recommendations based on user profiles and interests.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional systems provide advertisements during media pauses, then ad delivery is achieved, but ad relevance and effectiveness deteriorate because user preferences and pause reasons are not considered

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvead effectivenessVSAvoiduser preference information
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by collecting data on user pause points and analyzing this information to understand user preferences. This feedback loop enables the system to adjust ad selection based on actual user behavior, thereby improving ad effectiveness while utilizing previously lost user preference information

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-analyzing user pause behavior and pre-selecting relevant advertisements before the user actually pauses. This allows the system to have ad recommendations ready that are tailored to the user's likely interests, improving effectiveness without requiring real-time analysis during the pause moment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If pause point data from multiple users is collected and analyzed, then ad relevance is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvead relevanceVSAvoiddata collection and processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies universality by using a single data collection infrastructure that serves multiple purposes: it collects pause point data for ad relevance improvement, while simultaneously enabling content recommendations, user behavior analysis, and personalized experiences. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses copying by creating simplified representations of user pause behavior patterns rather than storing and processing every raw data point. By copying essential behavioral patterns and preferences, the system maintains ad relevance while reducing processing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS9288521B2Systems and methods for updating media asset data based on pause point in the media asset
Publication Date: 2016.03.15 ADEIA GUIDES INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for associating data with a media asset are provided. A plurality of messages from a plurality of users is received at a remote server. Each message identifies a play position within the media asset at which the respective one of the users paused the media asset. A reference play position is selected based on the play position identified by one of the plurality of messages. A number representing how many of the messages identify a play position that corresponds to the reference play position is computed. In response to determining that the number exceeds a threshold, a frame of the media asset that corresponds to the reference play position is selected. Data associated with the media asset is updated based on the selected frame.