Relevance Bar for Multimedia Event Schedules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in accessing and managing multimedia event schedules, as they must search through multiple channels to find specific shows or episodes, with no flexibility to create personalized viewing lists based on their preferences.
Innovation Solution
A computing system that allows users to create virtual channels by selecting search results based on scheduled multimedia events, enabling personalized listings organized by time and location, with features for managing and publishing virtual channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If users search through multiple channels to find specific shows, then they can access scheduling information, but the process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the traditional linear channel-by-channel search process into a hierarchical structure where users first select shows of interest, then the system automatically organizes them into virtual channels by time slots and locations. This segmentation transforms a tedious sequential search into an efficient parallel organization process, reducing time loss while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces virtual channels as an intermediary layer between traditional broadcast channels and user preferences. Instead of directly searching through multiple physical channels, users interact with virtual channels that aggregate and organize content from multiple sources based on user-defined criteria, significantly reducing search time while improving operational ease.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional channel structures are maintained, then broadcasting organization is simple, but user flexibility and personalization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic virtual channel creation where the system automatically adapts to user preferences by organizing selected shows into time-based and location-based virtual channels. The structure dynamically adjusts based on user input, providing high adaptability while the automated organization process prevents complexity from increasing, as the system handles the organizational burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality by automatically organizing selected shows into virtual channels based on user preferences without requiring manual configuration. The system serves itself by taking user-selected shows and autonomously creating the organizational structure, thereby increasing user flexibility while minimizing the complexity burden on users.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive scheduling information is provided across all channels, then users have complete data, but information organization becomes overwhelming and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds new organizational dimensions (time slots and locations) to the traditional channel-based information structure. By organizing comprehensive scheduling information along these additional dimensions, the system maintains complete data while making it significantly easier to navigate, as users can filter and view information according to their specific time and location preferences rather than searching through all channels sequentially.
Data Source
AI summary
A client computer receives a set of search results ordered based on scheduled time of broadcast associated with respective listings of content. The listings of content include data representing time-bounded events. The client computer displays or otherwise presents a set of objects along an axis of a display bar, the objects corresponding to subsets of the search results. For example, the axis is associated with a unit of time or a unit of relevance.