Multimedia Content Partitioning for Wearable Interest Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wearable computing devices face challenges in identifying the exact content of user interest from the large and varied signals they collect, especially when user activity changes dynamically.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that receive multimedia content from user devices, partition it into segments, generate signatures for each segment to represent concepts, determine the context, and identify target areas of user interest based on the context.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If wearable computing devices collect large amounts and varieties of signals to capture user activity, then the coverage of user activity monitoring is improved, but the complexity of identifying the exact content in which the user is interested increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveamount of signals collectedVSAvoidcomplexity of identifying user interest
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The multimedia content element is partitioned into multiple partitions, with each partition containing at least one object. This segmentation allows the system to process and analyze smaller, manageable portions of content independently, reducing the overall complexity of identifying user interest areas in large volumes of collected signals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system generates at least one signature for each partition that represents a concept, enabling different parts of the content to have different levels of analysis and representation. This local quality approach allows targeted processing of specific content regions based on their individual characteristics and relevance to user interest.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Measurement precision

If the system processes multimedia content to identify target areas of user interest, then the accuracy of content recognition is improved, but the computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of target area identificationVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

By dividing the multimedia content element into multiple partitions, the system can apply computational resources more efficiently to each partition individually. This segmentation strategy maintains high accuracy in identifying target areas while reducing the overall computational burden compared to processing the entire content element as a single unit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms the multimedia content into conceptual representations through generated signatures for each partition. This parameter transformation from raw multimedia data to conceptual signatures simplifies the computational complexity while preserving the essential information needed for accurate target area identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If the system generates signatures for each partition representing concepts, then the classification accuracy of multimedia content is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclassification accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system transforms multimedia content into compact conceptual signatures for each partition, changing the data representation from complex multimedia formats to simplified conceptual parameters. This parameter transformation maintains high classification accuracy while significantly reducing processing time compared to analyzing the original multimedia content directly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of processing the original multimedia content directly, the system creates simplified copies in the form of conceptual signatures that represent the essential characteristics of each partition. This copying approach preserves the necessary information for accurate classification while enabling much faster processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Adaptability or versatility

If the system adapts to dynamic and inconsistent user activities, then the versatility of user activity monitoring is improved, but the complexity of identifying relevant content increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to user activityVSAvoidcomplexity of identifying relevant content
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically processes multimedia content by partitioning it and generating concept signatures for each partition based on detected user activities. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt to changing user activities and inconsistencies while maintaining manageable complexity through structured content organization and conceptual representation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9558449B2System and method for identifying a target area in a multimedia content element
Publication Date: 2017.01.31 CORTICA LTD
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AI summary

A system and method for detecting a target area of user interest within a multimedia content element are provided. The method includes receiving the multimedia content element from a user computing device; partitioning the multimedia content element into a number of partitions, each partition having at least one object therein; generating at least one signature for each partition of the multimedia content element, wherein each of the at least one signatures for each partition represents a concept; determining a context of the multimedia content element based on the concepts; and identifying at least one partition of the multimedia content as a target area of user interest based on the context of the multimedia content element.