Media Program Selectable Content Depth Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The abundance of media content options makes it difficult for users to efficiently find and navigate through desired audio or video content, particularly in scenarios like traveling where attention is divided.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating and playing media programs with selectable content depth, where media content is edited into headline, brief, and full versions, allowing users to interactively adjust playback to skip or delve deeper into specific segments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If users access a large catalog of media content through streaming services or stored content, then content availability is improved, but navigation efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments media content into multiple depth versions (headline, brief, full) with varying durations. This segmentation allows users to quickly access summaries of multiple stories without committing to full-length content, thereby reducing navigation time while maintaining content availability across different detail levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic content depth selection where users can adjust the playback depth during media program consumption. This dynamic adjustment allows users to switch between shallow (headline) and deep (full version) content based on their current attention level and interest, optimizing the balance between content availability and navigation efficiency.
2Loss of information
If users listen to full versions of media content to get complete information, then information completeness is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides media content into segmented versions at different depth levels (headline, brief, full). Users can select the appropriate segmentation level based on their information needs and time constraints, allowing them to obtain complete information only when necessary while saving time through shorter versions for routine updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the duration parameter of media content by providing multiple versions with different lengths. This parameter change allows users to adjust content depth to match their available time, reducing time consumption while maintaining the option to access complete information when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If media content is edited into multiple depth versions, then user flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into standardized depth versions (headline, brief, full) that can be systematically processed and stored. This segmentation approach, while creating multiple versions, uses consistent structural patterns that simplify the management complexity compared to fully customized content variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal media program structure that serves multiple user needs simultaneously. The same media program framework accommodates different content depths, allowing the system to handle diverse user preferences through a unified multi-functional platform rather than requiring separate systems for each content type.
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AI summary
Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for generating and playing a selectable content depth media program are provided. Media content items are edited to produce selectable depth media segments which are assembled into selectable depth media programs. A media-playback device is configured to navigate and play the selectable depth media program through interaction by a listening user. The user selects the desired content depth for each media segment.