Multimedia Feed Highlight Generation via Context Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multimedia content presentation methods in portable terminals lack engagement, as they typically display contents in a chronological order without separate processing, limiting user interest.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device that acquires and classifies multimedia contents into groups based on context information, generates a highlight content by combining extracted highlight sections, and arranges this content at the top of a feed, along with the classified contents, to enhance user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If multimedia contents are displayed in chronological order without separate processing, then the presentation method is simple, but user engagement and interest are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of presentation methodVSAvoiduser engagement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments multimedia contents into different groups based on context information (e.g., location, time, event). Instead of displaying all contents chronologically, the system divides them into meaningful categories and selects highlight contents from each group, making the presentation both structured and engaging for users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts highlight contents from the full set of multimedia contents by analyzing context information. It identifies and separates out the most representative or interesting contents from each group, then presents these extracted highlights rather than all contents in chronological order, thereby increasing user engagement while maintaining simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Adaptability or versatility

If contents are classified into groups and highlight content is generated, then user engagement is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic classification and highlight content generation based on context information stored with the multimedia contents. The processing is done autonomously by the system itself without requiring manual user input or complex external processing, thereby improving engagement while controlling processing complexity through automated routines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs classification and highlight extraction as preliminary actions before the actual content display. By pre-processing the contents into groups and identifying highlights in advance, the system reduces the complexity of real-time processing and enables more engaging presentation without increasing operational complexity during user interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If highlight content is arranged at the upper end of the feed, then user attention is attracted, but the layout becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser attentionVSAvoidlayout complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different presentation qualities to different parts of the content feed. Highlight contents are positioned at the upper end with enhanced visibility and prominence, while other contents are arranged in the standard chronological feed below. This local differentiation attracts user attention to important contents without requiring complete redesign of the entire layout, thus balancing engagement and complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12238364B2Apparatus and method for providing multimedia content
Publication Date: 2025.02.25 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device may include: a display; at least one processor operatively connected with the display; and a memory configured to store a plurality of contents and operatively connected with the at least one processor, and the memory may store instructions that, when being executed, cause the at least one processor to: acquire a plurality of contents related to a first category from the memory; classify the plurality of contents into one or more groups, based on context information of the plurality of contents; identify at least one first content corresponding to a designated type from the one or more groups; generate a highlight content by using the at least one first content; generate a teed including the highlighted content and the plurality of contents, based on the one or more groups; and arrange the highlight content on an upper end of the feed to output on the display.