Media Profile Image Collages for Sharing Viewing Summaries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content item delivery services lack efficient methods for users to share consumption summaries with others, leading to irrelevant recommendations and increased network usage due to manual, text-based sharing systems that fail to provide a comprehensive overview of consumed content.
Innovation Solution
Generating image collages from identified content items for user profiles, allowing users to visualize consumption history and preferences, with features like image splitting, progress indicators, and dynamic content selection based on user proximity and preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual text-based sharing systems are used to share content consumption summaries, then users can share information with others, but the sharing process becomes complex and inefficient requiring users to manually access other profiles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content consumption information into visual thumbnails representing different content items (movies, TV shows, etc.). Each thumbnail is a discrete visual element that can be independently displayed in the collage, making the information shareable without manual navigation through profiles.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically generates and shares copies of content consumption information in the form of visual collages. Instead of requiring users to manually copy text or navigate profiles, the system creates visual representations that can be automatically shared across devices and users.
2Loss of information
If users access other profiles to view content consumption history, then they can see what others have watched, but this increases network bandwidth usage and processing resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential visual elements (thumbnails) from the complete content consumption data. Instead of transmitting or displaying entire profile pages with all metadata and details, only the critical visual thumbnails are extracted and displayed in the collage, reducing data transmission and processing requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays a partial representation of content consumption through selected thumbnails rather than complete profile information. This partial action provides sufficient information for users to understand what others have watched without requiring full profile access, thereby reducing network and processing overhead.
3Adaptability or versatility
If recommendations are generated based on current user profile, then personalized recommendations are provided, but irrelevant recommendations occur when users switch profiles during viewing sessions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by displaying visual collages of what other users are watching, allowing users to see real-time or recent consumption patterns. This feedback mechanism helps users understand current viewing trends and can inform their own viewing choices, indirectly improving recommendation relevance by making the system aware of active viewing contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual collage acts as an intermediary between different user profiles and recommendation systems. Instead of directly switching profiles which causes recommendation confusion, the collage provides a visual mediator that shows cross-profile consumption patterns, allowing the system to maintain profile context while still providing relevant recommendations based on aggregated viewing behavior.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for customizing a profile page. A first user profile and a second user profile are accessed by a computing device. First and second pluralities of content items associated with the first and second user are identified. Based on the first and second user profiles, first and second subsets of content items of the first and second plurality of content items are selected. For each content item of the first subset of content items, an image associated with the content item is identified. For each content item of the second subset of content items, an image associated with the content item is identified. Based on the identified images, first and second image collages are generated for the first and second user profiles. The first and second image collages and first and second indicators corresponding to the first and second user profiles are generated for display.