Object Identifier and Story Generator for Digital Content Creation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current digital technologies lack an efficient method for users to easily identify and associate descriptions with objects in images for digital storytelling, limiting the creation and sharing of interactive and engaging video content.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus and method that includes an object identifier to select objects in images, a data generator to create descriptions based on user input, and a story generator to combine objects and descriptions, allowing for classification and storage in predefined categories, enabling the creation of digital stories.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual object identification and description creation is performed, then accuracy of object-description association is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of object-description associationVSAvoidtime consumption for content creation
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic object identification using image recognition technology and automated description generation using natural language processing, allowing the system to perform tasks that would otherwise require manual user input. This self-service approach maintains accuracy while dramatically reducing time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (clicking, typing, dragging) with automated computational processes including object detection algorithms, natural language generation, and automatic categorization systems. This substitution eliminates the need for manual object-description pairing while maintaining high accuracy through intelligent algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If automated object identification and description generation is implemented, then productivity is improved, but ease of operation may deteriorate due to system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent creation efficiencyVSAvoiduser interface simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary user interface that simplifies complex automated processes into intuitive actions. Users can select objects through simple gestures or clicks, and the system handles the complex tasks of description generation, object identification, and categorization in the background, maintaining ease of operation while achieving high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the content creation process into distinct automated modules: object detection, description generation, categorization, and assembly. Each module operates independently and automatically, allowing the system to maintain high productivity while presenting a simplified interface to users who only need to initiate the process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If multiple user inputs are required for object selection and description, then accuracy of digital story content is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of digital story contentVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple user input functions (object selection, description provision, categorization) into a single integrated interface. Users provide inputs through unified gestures or selections, and the system combines these inputs with automated processing to generate accurate digital story content without requiring separate complex interfaces for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a universal input mechanism that handles multiple functions through a single interface design. The same interface elements and interaction patterns are used for object selection, description input, and categorization, reducing device complexity while maintaining the ability to gather comprehensive information for accurate content creation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10175863B2Video content providing scheme
Publication Date: 2019.01.08 KT CORP
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AI summary

In one example embodiment, an apparatus includes an object identifier configured to identify an object of a displayed image; an input receiver configured to receive a first user input to the object; a data generator configured to generate a description to be associated with the object, based on the received first user input; and a story generator configured to combine the object and the description.