Scene Change Evaluation Using Sequence Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Media player clients often incorrectly skip scenes due to recognizing generic scene sequences across different movies or shows, leading to missed important content, as they lack the ability to accurately analyze and compare scene sequences for informed decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A media player client that analyzes a user's viewing history to identify scene change requests and determines whether a similar sequence in a different media asset corresponds to the original, using metadata and image processing to compare scene categories and prevent unnecessary scene changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a media player client automatically skips scenes based on recognized scene sequences, then unwanted scenes (e.g., jump scares) are avoided, but important non-unwanted scenes are incorrectly skipped
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces simple scene sequence matching with a sophisticated scene analysis system that uses image processing, metadata extraction, and categorical comparison to distinguish between unwanted and important scenes. Instead of mechanically skipping based on pattern recognition alone, the system analyzes visual content and scene characteristics to make intelligent decisions about which scenes to skip and which to preserve.
2Productivity
If scene change requests are automatically executed based on pattern recognition, then processing speed is improved, but accuracy of scene selection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary scene analysis by extracting metadata, determining scene categories, and identifying scene sequences in advance. This preliminary processing allows the system to quickly compare upcoming scenes against the database of analyzed scenes, enabling fast automated scene change requests while maintaining high accuracy through pre-computed scene characteristics and categorical comparisons.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating whether to execute a scene change request. In response to receiving a scene change request prior to an output of an upcoming scene in a media asset, a media player client compares a first scene sequence preceding the upcoming scene with a second scene sequence in a previously accessed media asset (the second scene sequence preceding a scene at which the user previously made a scene change request). In response to determining that the respective scene sequences correspond to each other, the media player client determines whether the culminating scenes correspond and executes the scene change request accordingly.