Media Content Reference Reminder System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiencies when trying to remember media content referenced during other media consumption, as it distracts from the current content or leads to forgotten interests.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that identifies references to media content within other media content and sets reminders for the user, allowing them to remember and explore interested media without distraction by analyzing the current playback position and associating events with referenced entities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the user searches for referenced television content while still watching the awards show, then the user can find the referenced content, but the user's attention is distracted from the awards show
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically detecting and recording references to external media content during playback, storing this information in advance so that users can later access reminders without needing to search or distract themselves from the current content
2Ease of operation
If the user waits until after finishing the awards show to search for referenced content, then the user can focus on the awards show, but the user may forget the referenced content
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by providing automated reminders about referenced content after the user finishes watching, ensuring that information about external media references is preserved and delivered back to the user at an appropriate time without requiring active recall
3Loss of information
If the system provides detailed information about referenced content during playback, then the user can learn about the content, but the user becomes distracted from the current media
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts information about referenced content from the current media playback context and separates it into independent reminder notifications that can be viewed separately, allowing users to access reference information without it interfering with the primary viewing experience
Data Source
AI summary
A method at a computing system includes receiving from a first device a request from a user indirectly referencing a media content item and content information including one or more portions of audio and/or video components of media playing in proximity to the first device in response to the user request, the media having originated from a third party content provider independent of the server system; and in response to receiving the user request and the content information from the first device: matching the content information received from the first device to a portion of content stored in the server system; and identifying the media content item based on the matching.