Interactive Consultation Path for Second Screen Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users cannot easily find additional content viewed on their second terminal equipment while watching TV, as existing systems do not effectively link this content to the main TV program consumption history.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that store and display a user's consultation path of additional content associated with main multimedia content, using selectable areas of interest linked to the main content, allowing users to visualize their browsing route interactively and access additional content via a second terminal equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional content is provided through second terminal equipment during TV program playback, then user engagement and content availability are improved, but users cannot easily find and access the additional content they viewed previously
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically stores metadata about additional content viewed during TV program playback in advance, creating a consultation path record that includes the additional content identifier, associated main content identifier, and timestamp. This preliminary recording action enables users to later retrieve and access this content without having to manually search or remember what additional content they viewed.
2Ease of operation
If consultation path information is stored and displayed, then users can easily find additional content, but system complexity increases due to storage and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential metadata elements needed for content retrieval (additional content identifier, main content identifier, timestamp) from the complete additional content data. By storing only these critical identification and timing elements rather than the full content data, the system reduces storage complexity and processing requirements while still enabling effective content retrieval through the consultation path display.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for processing at least one additional content associated with a main multimedia content being rendered on a screen of a first terminal device, said method comprising a step of making said at least one additional content available to the user in the form of a selectable area of interest displayed on a screen of a second terminal device during the rendering of the main content and, upon selection by the user of the area of interest representing said additional content, a step of consulting said additional content on the screen of the second terminal device.According to the invention, the processing method further comprises the following steps: - command to store a record relating to the consultation of said additional content, said record comprising at least an identifier of the additional content, an address of said additional content, an identifier of the associated main content and a reference time; - command to display a representation of a consultation path of the user during the predetermined time period, said representation comprising selectable areas of interest, representative of the additional content associated with the stored records comprising a reference time included in the predetermined time period, an area of interest being labeled with information representative of the main content to which it is associated.