Server-Mediated Video Context Delivery for Seamless Information Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for providing users with information related to video content are inefficient as they require users to take actions outside the viewing experience and often present information in a way that is not conducive to easy understanding or follow-up.
Innovation Solution
The system sends content information derived from video playback to a server, which identifies entities and relevant information using content fingerprints, and displays this information on a secondary client device, allowing users to receive relevant data without leaving their viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users visit a website using an Internet-enabled device to obtain information related to video content, then information can be accessed, but the user experience is disrupted as users must take actions outside the viewing experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server system as an intermediary that receives content information from a first client device, identifies the video content using content fingerprints, retrieves related information including quotations and entities, and delivers this information to a second client device. This intermediary system enables seamless information access without requiring users to manually navigate to external websites, thus maintaining viewing experience continuity while providing comprehensive video content information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically performs information retrieval and delivery without requiring user intervention. The first client device automatically sends content information, the server automatically identifies video content through fingerprint matching, automatically retrieves related information from databases, and automatically delivers it to the second client device. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to take actions outside the viewing experience.
2Loss of information
If existing methods present information related to video content, then information is provided, but the information is presented in a way that is not conducive to ease of understanding or follow-up
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments video content information into distinct categories including quotations, entities, and other relevant data. Each quotation is presented with its timestamp and contextual information, while entities are separately identified and linked to their sources. This segmentation allows users to easily understand and navigate different types of information without being overwhelmed by a monolithic information structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The server system acts as an intelligent intermediary that processes raw video content information and transforms it into user-friendly formats. It retrieves quotations from subtitle data, identifies entities using natural language processing, and organizes this information with contextual metadata such as timestamps and source references, making the information easily understandable and actionable for users.
3Loss of information
If content information is sent to a server system for processing, then relevant information can be identified and displayed, but additional processing time and system resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing video content into standardized formats and pre-identifying potential quotations and entities during the initial content ingestion phase. Content information is sent to the server in a structured format with embedded metadata, and the server maintains pre-indexed databases of quotations and entities that can be quickly matched against incoming content, reducing processing time during actual information retrieval operations.
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AI summary
A method at a server includes identifying a media content item currently being presented in proximity to a first user; identifying, in an entities repository, one or more first quotations associated with the media content item, where the first quotations are determined to be popular in accordance with one or more popularity criteria; sending, to a client device associated with the first user, the first quotations and one or more affordances associated with the first quotations; receiving selection of a first affordance of the affordances, the first affordance associated with a respective quotation of the first quotations; and in accordance with the selection of the first affordance, performing an operation associated with the respective quotation.