Preview-Based Content Selection for Precise Audio Video Editing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing audio and video editing technologies face challenges in providing a convenient and accurate method for adjusting selection intervals within fixed placement intervals, leading to cumbersome and inaccurate operations.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that utilize a preview area and interactive elements to intuitively adjust selection intervals by allowing users to visually or auditorily preview and adjust video or audio segments through sliding and dragging operations, providing real-time feedback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional multi-track editing technology is used, then content generation capability is provided, but operation convenience and accuracy are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveediting operation convenienceVSAvoidediting system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The editing interface is segmented into distinct functional areas: a preview area displaying visual content (thumbnails or waveform) and an interactive element (selection interval) allowing independent manipulation. This segmentation enables users to adjust selection intervals without complex operations, improving ease of use while maintaining system functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary representation layer between the raw material and the final content. The preview area and interactive element serve as intermediaries that simplify the editing process, allowing users to perform operations through intuitive interactions rather than complex multi-track manipulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If selection interval adjustment is performed in traditional editing systems, then content can be edited, but accuracy and convenience of adjustment are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveselection interval accuracyVSAvoidadjustment operation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The preview area provides real-time visual feedback showing the selected portion of the target material as users adjust the selection interval. This feedback mechanism enables precise adjustment by allowing users to visually confirm the selected range, improving both accuracy and ease of operation simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from traditional time-based selection adjustment to a spatial representation in the preview area. Users can adjust selection intervals by interacting with the visual display dimension, making the adjustment process more intuitive and accurate while reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20250358490A1Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for content generation
Publication Date: 2025.11.20 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

According to embodiments of the disclosure, there are provided a method, an apparatus, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for content generation. The method includes: in response to a target material being selected for content generation, presenting a preview area and an interactive element for the target material, the preview area including a visual content associated with at least a part of the target material, the interactive element corresponding to a sub-area of the preview area to indicate a selected part of the target material; receiving an operation on at least one of the preview area or the interactive element; and in response to completion of the operation, determining a target part for content generation in the target material. Therefore, the convenience and efficiency of material selection can be improved in content generation.