Search-Integrated Media Item Generation for Diverse Content

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulty in finding media items that meet their specific needs during content creation, leading to a lower desire to create and affecting user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that includes displaying an item search page with a search control, receiving a search term, and providing a generation entry to display a set of media items generated based on the term, enhancing the diversity and efficiency of media item selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users search for media items using traditional search methods, then they can find existing media items, but they cannot obtain diversified media items that meet their specific needs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediversity of media itemsVSAvoiddifficulty in finding media items
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by providing a generation entry that allows users to generate media items before they need to search extensively. By enabling media item generation directly from the search interface, the system prepares customized media items in advance based on user input, reducing the effort needed to find suitable media items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The generation entry acts as an intermediary between the search function and media item generation. It bridges the gap by allowing users to transition from searching existing items to generating new items that precisely match their needs, thereby increasing media item diversity while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If users manually search for specific media items, then they can find matching items, but it consumes a lot of time and reduces efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveefficiency of obtaining media itemsVSAvoidtime spent searching
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables preliminary generation of media items based on user input before the user completes their search. By providing a generation entry that creates media items on-demand, the system prepares results in advance, significantly reducing the time users need to spend searching through existing items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows users to self-generate media items by providing their own input through the generation entry. This self-service capability enables users to create customized media items immediately without relying on manual searching, thereby improving productivity and reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system provides only search functionality, then it maintains simple operation, but it cannot provide diversified media items that meet specific user needs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediversification of media itemsVSAvoidcomplexity of search page
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The search page is enhanced with a generation entry that provides multi-functionality. Instead of being limited to searching existing items, the system now combines search and generation functions in one interface. This universal approach increases media item diversification while keeping the interface relatively simple by integrating rather than adding separate systems.

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

4Adaptability or versatility

If users want unique and diversified media items, then content creation becomes more personalized, but the process of finding suitable items becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization of media itemsVSAvoidease of finding media items
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary generation of personalized media items based on user input through the generation entry. By creating customized media items in advance rather than requiring users to search through generic options, the system achieves personalization while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The generation entry serves as an intermediary that translates user needs into personalized media items. It mediates between the user's desire for unique items and the ease of finding them by automatically generating customized results based on user input, thereby achieving both personalization and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250272335A1Method, appartus, device and storage medium for media item generation
Publication Date: 2025.08.28 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for media item generation. The method provided herein includes: displaying a item search page comprising a search control, the item search page being configured to provide an item search result corresponding to received input information; receiving a search term inputted in the search control; providing, in the item search page, a generation entry in association with the search control; and based on a selection of the generation entry, displaying, in the item search page, a set of media items generated based on the search term. In this way, the embodiments of the disclosure may provide users with more diversified media items to meet user specific needs for media items.