Media Segment Manager for Content Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in selecting media sources of interest from a vast array of available content, as existing technologies lack efficient mechanisms for presenting media sources in a user-relevant manner, particularly on devices with limited display areas.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for defining and presenting media segments, where each segment corresponds to one or more media streams and is associated with a specific duration, allowing users to specify or automatically select media sources based on criteria, enabling interactive channel hopping and efficient resource management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users browse through a vast collection of media sources to find content of interest, then users can access diverse content, but the time and effort required to select relevant media increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the vast collection of media sources into organized groups or categories, allowing users to navigate through structured segments rather than browsing the entire collection. This segmentation enables users to quickly locate relevant content by filtering through categorized segments, thereby reducing media selection time while maintaining access to diverse content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all available media sources are presented to users simultaneously, then users have access to complete content options, but the device complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The presentation system divides media sources into manageable segments that can be processed and displayed in organized groups. This segmentation reduces the complexity of presenting all media sources simultaneously by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable units that can be handled efficiently by the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic presentation of media segments, where content is displayed in sequential cycles rather than all at once. This periodic action allows the system to manage media presentation in controlled intervals, reducing immediate resource consumption and device complexity while maintaining comprehensive content availability over time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple media sources are monitored and presented, then users can follow diverse content, but the energy consumption and processing resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments media monitoring into focused groups, allowing the device to process and present specific segments of content rather than continuously monitoring all available media sources. This selective segment processing reduces energy consumption and processing requirements while enabling users to follow diverse content through organized media groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs periodic updates and presentation of media segments, where content is refreshed and presented in cycles rather than continuous real-time processing. This periodic approach reduces the sustained energy consumption and processing load while maintaining the capability for users to follow multiple media sources through structured media groups.
Data Source
AI summary
An approach is provided for presenting media segments. A media segment manager receives an input, from a device, for specifying a plurality of segments. Each of the plurality of segments corresponds to one or more media streams and is associated with a respective duration of time. The media segment manager then causes, at least in part, presentation of the plurality of segments in a predetermined order based on the input and the respective durations of time.