Dynamic Multimedia Content Access System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multimedia content access systems face challenges in providing easy and flexible access to additional content, as users often need to operate multiple devices simultaneously, leading to inconvenient operation and high user initiative for finding and retrieving desired supplemental content.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that detect the start of multimedia content output, determine the output position and type, and offer additional content dynamically based on these factors, allowing for synchronous provision with the multimedia content's progress, enabling independent selection and increased topicality and variety of additional content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users access additional content through existing systems, then additional content can be provided, but users must operate multiple devices simultaneously which increases operational complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to additional contentVSAvoidmultiple device operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the functions of multimedia content playback and additional content access into a single device. The system integrates the additional content server with the multimedia playback device, allowing users to access additional content without needing to operate separate devices simultaneously. This merging eliminates the complexity of multi-device operation while maintaining access to supplementary information.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary additional content server that acts as a bridge between the multimedia content source and the user device. This server receives requests for additional content during playback and delivers it to the user's device, mediating the interaction between content sources and reducing the need for users to directly manage multiple devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If users search for additional content manually, then desired supplemental content can be found, but it requires high user initiative and time consumption

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefinding additional contentVSAvoidsearch time

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-organizing and pre-positioning additional content according to the multimedia content being played. The additional content server anticipates user needs by having relevant supplemental information ready and associated with specific points in the multimedia content, eliminating the need for users to search manually and reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the playback device communicates with the additional content server during multimedia content delivery. Based on the current playback position and user behavior, the system dynamically provides relevant additional content suggestions, creating a responsive feedback loop that reduces search time by presenting relevant content proactively.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If additional content is provided statically with multimedia content, then content availability is ensured, but topicality and variety are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent availabilityVSAvoidtopicality and variety

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the static provision of additional content into a dynamic system. The additional content server dynamically adjusts the content provided based on the current playback position, user interactions, and contextual information from the multimedia content. This dynamic approach ensures content availability while simultaneously improving topicality and variety by adapting to real-time conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters such as content selection, content delivery timing, and content type based on playback progress and user behavior. By dynamically modifying these parameters, the system maintains reliable content availability while enhancing topicality and variety, allowing the same multimedia content to be accompanied by different additional content at different times.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2271100B1Method and device for access to additional content for multimedia content

Publication Date: 2018.02.28 NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY

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AI summary

The method involves recognized start of output of a multimedia content. The content, an output position for the content and a type of the output of the content are determined. An offer of an additional content is provided based on time, place, the content, the output position of the multimedia content and the type of the output. A request of the additional content is recognized. The additional content is provided and another output position of the multimedia content is determined based on the request of the additional content. The multimedia content is output by a terminal. An independent claim is also included for an apparatus for accessing additional content of multimedia content.