Mobile Camera Overlay for Enhanced Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in accessing enhanced content related to media content instances while experiencing them, due to the inconvenience of using the same display screen or secondary devices, which can be distracting and cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
An enhanced content presentation system that uses a mobile device's camera and display to detect and display a view of a media content instance, dynamically overlaying display elements for accessing enhanced content without occupying the main screen, allowing users to interact with enhanced content through a virtual interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the same display screen is used to present both media content and enhanced content, then enhanced content accessibility is improved, but the display area for media content is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional display plane to a three-dimensional spatial arrangement by using the mobile device's camera to capture the physical environment and overlaying enhanced content in the captured view. This allows enhanced content to be presented in a different spatial dimension (through the camera viewfinder) rather than competing for screen real estate with the media content on the main display.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device's camera acts as an intermediary between the user and the enhanced content. Instead of directly displaying enhanced content on the media player screen, the system uses the camera to capture the environment and presents enhanced content through the camera view, mediating the interaction and avoiding direct competition for display space.
2Area of stationary object
If a secondary device is used to access enhanced content, then the display area for media content is preserved, but user input complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the media content being played on the television through the mobile device's camera and automatically retrieves and displays related enhanced content. This eliminates the need for users to manually search for or navigate to enhanced content, making the system self-serve the user's information needs without complex input requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the television screen through the camera, detects changes in the media content being played, and automatically updates the enhanced content display accordingly. This feedback loop allows the system to respond dynamically to user viewing context without requiring explicit user commands or complex navigation.
3Loss of information
If enhanced content is accessed during media playback, then information value is improved, but user distraction increases
Solution Approach 1:
By presenting enhanced content through the camera viewfinder rather than on the main media display, the system creates a separate viewing dimension. Users can view enhanced content in the camera interface while the media content continues to play on the television, reducing visual competition and potential distraction while still providing valuable information.
Data Source
AI summary
Exemplary methods and systems for dynamically presenting enhanced content during a presentation of a media content instance are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes an enhanced content presentation system detecting, within a view acquired by a camera, a display device presenting a media content instance, displaying the view acquired by the camera on a display screen of a mobile device associated with the camera, and dynamically presenting, within the displayed view, one or more display elements representative of one or more enhanced content instances associated with the media content. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.