Multimedia Search Results with Auto-Refresh and Tag Timeline Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional search features in multimedia systems are inadequate as they do not provide continuous assistance in finding relevant programs as the available content grows, often leading users to abandon searches when the desired content is unavailable on their subscription services.
Innovation Solution
A system that performs a search once and automatically reruns it periodically or upon trigger events, displaying subsequent search results without user intervention, using a secondary display to visually indicate tag data on a progress bar.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional search is performed only once at the time of request, then the search process is simple and quick, but the search results become outdated as VOD collections grow and change over time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring and updating search results in the background before users need them. Search results are proactively refreshed as new VOD content becomes available, rather than waiting for user requests or manual updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where search results are dynamically updated based on changing VOD collections. The search system continuously receives feedback about new content availability and automatically refreshes results to maintain relevance without requiring user intervention.
2Loss of information
If multiple search results are displayed to help users discover programs, then the information completeness improves, but the interface complexity and user cognitive load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The search results interface is segmented into distinct sections: primary search results, additional discovered programs, and related content. This segmentation organizes information hierarchically, allowing users to focus on primary results while having access to additional discoveries without overwhelming the interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a temporal dimension to search results by displaying continuously updated results that reflect real-time changes in VOD availability. This transforms the static search result page into a dynamic information stream that evolves over time without increasing interface complexity.
3Measurement precision
If the system continuously updates search results as VOD collections grow, then the search result accuracy improves, but the computational resources and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic action by updating search results at strategically determined intervals and triggered by specific events such as new content additions. Rather than continuous real-time updates, the system refreshes results periodically or when changes occur, reducing unnecessary computational overhead while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The search system performs self-service by automatically detecting changes in VOD collections and triggering updates only when necessary. The system monitors its own data sources and initiates refresh operations autonomously based on actual content changes, avoiding wasteful updates when no new content is available.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for searching and displaying multimedia search results is disclosed herein. An embodiment operates by supplying a video stream to a primary display. An information request soliciting information associated with content of the video stream on the primary display is received. In response, a plurality of tag data relating to the video stream is supplied to a secondary display, wherein the plurality of tag data are visually and concurrently indicated on a single progress bar of the video stream being displayed on the secondary display, and whereby the tag content data is displayed on the display screen of the secondary display when one of the plurality of tag types is selected.