Podcast Application Installation via Gesture Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current podcast distribution systems lack an efficient method for real-time interaction and installation of applications based on user engagement with podcasts, particularly in determining user listening modes and gestures for seamless application installation.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that inserts advertisements during podcast broadcasting, detects user listening modes using hardware-run algorithms, determines and provides gestures for application interactions, and receives real-time inputs to perform actions such as installing applications on user devices, utilizing machine learning and AI algorithms for dynamic interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional podcast advertisement systems are used, then users can listen to podcasts, but real-time interaction and application installation cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time interaction capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adapts to user listening modes (audio-only, video, interactive) and automatically adjusts the interaction interface and application installation process accordingly, enabling real-time versatility without requiring complex manual configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The application installation system serves multiple functions: playing podcasts, detecting listening modes, recognizing gestures, and installing applications, all within a single unified platform that reduces overall system complexity

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

2Productivity

If gesture detection is added to enable application installation, then user engagement improves, but processing time and computational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication installation speedVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-loads and prepares application installation packages and gesture recognition models before they are needed, so that when a user gesture is detected during podcast playback, the application can be installed immediately without processing delays

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces complex mechanical gesture recognition with machine learning-based algorithms that can process gesture data faster and with less computational overhead, improving installation speed while reducing processing time

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

3Measurement precision

If hardware-run algorithms are used for real-time detection, then detection accuracy improves, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelistening mode detection accuracyVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The detection system is segmented into hardware-based algorithms for critical real-time functions (listening mode detection, gesture recognition) and software-based processing for less time-sensitive tasks, allowing the hardware to operate at optimized power levels while maintaining high accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11126416B2Method and system for application installation and interaction during a podcast
Publication Date: 2021.09.21 AFFLE 3I LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a method and system to perform installation of one or more applications based on the interaction of a user with a podcast. The method includes a first step to insert one or more advertisements during the broadcasting of the podcast. In addition, the method includes another step to detect mode of listening of the podcast by the user. Further, the method includes yet another step to determine one or more gestures. Furthermore, the method includes yet another step to receive one or more gesture inputs from the user. Moreover, the method includes yet another step to perform one or more actions at the application installation system.