Media Representation Generation for Cross-Device Profile Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online services face challenges in displaying uniquely identifying richer media, such as photographs and audio/video clips, across various devices with different resolutions, leading to distortion and unrecognizable representations.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating alternative representations of visual or audible data that are suitable for specific display devices, using techniques like regional clipping, scaling with multiple axis skew, and key region detection to ensure optimal display on different devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a large high-resolution photograph is submitted for user profile, then the image quality is improved, but the image becomes distorted and unrecognizable when displayed on lower-resolution devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the original high-resolution image into multiple alternative representations with different resolutions and aspect ratios. The system generates thumbnail previews and scaled versions tailored to specific device requirements, allowing the same user profile picture to be optimally displayed across various device types without distortion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of the image representation by generating multiple versions with different resolution, size, and aspect ratio parameters. The system automatically selects and displays the appropriate image version based on the target device's capabilities, thereby maintaining image quality across diverse display environments.
2Reliability
If richer media like photographs and video clips are used for user identification, then user identification capability is improved, but display distortion occurs across different devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating multiple alternative representations of user media submissions before they need to be displayed. The system creates thumbnail previews, scaled versions, and device-specific optimizations in advance, so that when the media needs to be displayed on any device, the appropriate pre-processed version is already available, preventing distortion.
3Adaptability or versatility
If system-generated alternative names are provided for user accounts, then user selection flexibility is improved, but the naming options become generic and less personalized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling users to generate their own alternative profile pictures using automated tools. The system provides thumbnail preview generation and image processing capabilities that users can control, allowing them to create personalized alternatives rather than selecting from generic system-generated options.
Data Source
AI summary
Alternative representations are generated from a user's audible or visual data submission (e.g., user's picture) for use as part of an online account profile or user identification in an online service (e.g., online gaming user profile) or computer device. A specific representation is selected for use with the online account or computing device. Furthermore, a specific representation of the user's audible or visual data that is suitable for a particular display device (e.g., television, cellular telephone) can be generated and presented.