Multi-Content Interaction System for Preserving Primary Content Segments

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users often lose focus on one content while interacting with another, leading to missed segments in digital media consumption.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that detect a user's engagement with multiple contents simultaneously, determine which content they are more engaged with, and execute content preserving actions to allow the user to reengage with the primary content without missing any segments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users interact with multiple contents simultaneously, then users can engage with multiple contents at the same time, but users lose focus on one content while interacting with another content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to engage with multiple contentsVSAvoidfocus on primary content

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts content delivery based on real-time detection of user engagement levels. When the system detects that a user is more engaged with secondary content than primary content, it automatically executes content preserving actions such as pausing or recording the primary content, thereby adapting the content consumption experience to maintain user focus and prevent information loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If users focus on secondary content, then users can engage deeply with the secondary content, but users miss segments of the primary content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveengagement with secondary contentVSAvoidmissed segments of primary content

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of user engagement patterns and proactively executes content preserving actions before the user completely misses the primary content. By monitoring engagement metrics in real-time and anticipating when a user might miss important segments, the system pauses or records the primary content in advance, ensuring that no information is lost while allowing the user to continue engaging with secondary content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If the system monitors user engagement with multiple contents, then the system can detect user focus, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedetection of user engagementVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a multi-functional engagement detection mechanism that uses a single integrated approach to monitor multiple contents simultaneously. Rather than implementing separate detection systems for each content type, the patent uses a universal detection framework that can handle video, audio, text, and interactive content through common metrics such as eye tracking, device interaction patterns, and attention monitoring, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining precise measurement capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12323636B2Multi-content interactions

Publication Date: 2025.06.03 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for multi-content interactions is provided. The present invention may include detecting a user engaging with a first content and a second content simultaneously. The present invention may also include determining that the user is more engaged with the second content relative to the first content. The present invention may further include executing a content preserving action to enable the user to reengage with the first content without missing any segments of the first content.