Simultaneous Media Display for Live-Stream Catch-Up
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing media distribution systems require users to rewind or use multiple devices to catch up on missed portions of live events, wasting resources and being inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
Systems and methods for simultaneously displaying a first portion of a media asset corresponding to a current timepoint and a second portion corresponding to an earlier timepoint, using metadata analysis to identify important events and provide a simultaneous display on a single device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user rewinds or fast-forwards through the live program to catch up on missed portions, then the user can access prior content, but the user wastes time and computing/networking resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-identifies and prepares important portions of the media asset before the user needs to catch up. By analyzing metadata in advance and preparing a summary with identified important moments, the system eliminates the need for the user to manually rewind or fast-forward through the entire program, thus saving time and computational resources while maintaining ease of access to prior content.
2Ease of operation
If a user uses two different devices to watch live portion and earlier portion simultaneously, then the user can catch up on missed content and stay updated with current events, but the system consumes unnecessary bandwidth and computing resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the display of multiple portions of the media asset into a single integrated interface on one device. By combining the live portion and previously identified important portions into a unified view, the system eliminates the need for users to operate multiple devices simultaneously, thereby reducing overall bandwidth consumption and computing resource requirements while maintaining the convenience of viewing both current and past content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the media asset into identified important portions and the live portion, then presents these segments in a coordinated manner on a single device. This segmentation allows the user to access specific past moments while viewing live content without requiring separate devices for each stream, thus optimizing resource utilization while maintaining ease of operation.
3Ease of operation
If the content provider buffers or records the content from the start time, then the user can view content from the beginning, but the content provider expends storage resources
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of buffering or recording the entire media asset from the start, the system extracts only the important portions identified through metadata analysis. By taking out and preparing only these critical segments rather than the complete content, the system enables users to access past important moments without consuming excessive storage resources, thus balancing ease of operation with resource efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are described for receiving a first request to access a media asset; identifying a first portion of the media asset to be provided for display based on the first request, wherein the first portion of the media asset corresponds to a first timepoint of the media asset; identifying a second portion of the media asset corresponding to a second timepoint of the media asset, wherein the second timepoint occurs prior to the first timepoint of the media asset; receiving a second request to cause simultaneous display of the first portion of the media asset corresponding to the first timepoint and the second portion of the media asset corresponding to the second timepoint; and in response to receiving the second request, providing for simultaneous display the first portion of the media asset and the second portion of the media asset.