Second Screen Sync via Closed Captioning Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current second screen content synchronization with audio/video programming lacks real-time and event-specific content delivery, failing to provide users with intelligently selected information during live or recorded TV viewing.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes closed captioning data to synchronize supplemental content on a second screen device by retrieving event details from a remote server, allowing for real-time presentation of relevant information during audio/video content playback, including webpages, advertisements, and interactive content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If second screen content is provided without real-time synchronization, then device complexity is reduced, but user engagement and content relevance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses closed captioning data as an intermediary signal to trigger second screen content delivery. The closed captioning system acts as a mediator between the audio/video programming and the supplemental content, automatically initiating content delivery when captions are detected without requiring complex real-time analysis or user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes associations between closed captioning events and supplemental content in advance. When closed captioning data is received during playback, the corresponding content is already prepared and can be immediately delivered, eliminating the need for complex real-time content generation or selection algorithms.
2Loss of information
If event-specific content delivery is implemented, then content relevance is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Closed captioning data serves as an intermediary that simplifies event detection. Instead of implementing complex video or audio analysis to detect events, the system uses the already-present closed captioning stream as a reliable trigger signal, significantly reducing the complexity of event detection while maintaining high content relevance.
3Ease of operation
If real-time content synchronization is achieved, then user engagement improves, but processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs content preparation and association in advance, before actual playback occurs. This preliminary action allows real-time delivery to proceed with minimal processing, as the matching between closed captioning events and supplemental content has already been established, significantly reducing real-time energy consumption.
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AI summary
A method for synchronized utilization of an electronic device is provided. The method receives closed captioning data from an audio/video content receiver for a set of audio/video content; retrieves detail for a first event occurring in the set of audio/video content, wherein the first event is indicated by the received closed captioning data; and presents content to a user, using the electronic device, based on the retrieved detail.