Synchronized Supplemental Content for Disinteresting Live Segments

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users watching live content may become distracted by disinteresting segments, leading to missed interesting parts due to lack of synchronized supplemental content provision based on user interests.

Innovation Solution

A media guidance application identifies user preferences and interests to replace disinteresting segments of live content with non-live content for a synchronized viewing group, ensuring all users remain engaged.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If supplemental content is provided to single users based on their interests, then user engagement is improved, but users become isolated and miss shared viewing experiences

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser engagementVSAvoidsocial viewing capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges personalized content delivery with group viewing by combining individual user interest profiles with synchronized group content delivery. The system delivers customized supplemental content to individual users while maintaining awareness of their group's viewing state, thus preserving both personalization and social connection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the audience into individual users with personalized interests and a synchronized group, allowing different content streams to be delivered to different segments based on their needs while maintaining coordination through the synchronization mechanism.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Stability of the object's composition

If live content is transmitted to all users, then everyone sees the same content, but users become distracted during disinteresting segments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent synchronizationVSAvoiduser engagement

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by delivering different content experiences to different users based on their interests. While the main live content remains synchronized for all, individual users receive customized supplemental content during segments they are disinterested in, creating localized quality variations without disrupting overall synchronization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts content delivery based on real-time detection of user interest levels and segment characteristics. The supplemental content delivery is activated only during segments identified as disinteresting to specific users, making the system dynamic rather than static.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If supplemental content is provided during disinteresting segments, then user engagement is maintained, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser engagementVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intermediary component that monitors user interest levels and segment characteristics, then coordinates supplemental content delivery. This intermediary layer manages the complexity by centralizing the decision-making logic for when and what supplemental content to deliver, rather than requiring complex distributed decisions at each user endpoint.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Ease of operation

If users are allowed to text or engage in side activities during disinteresting segments, then they remain comfortable, but they miss interesting content and waste time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser comfortVSAvoidviewing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by proactively delivering supplemental content during disinteresting segments before users have a chance to become distracted. This preemptive content delivery keeps users engaged during otherwise uninteresting portions, preventing them from switching to side activities and subsequently missing interesting content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20260006281A1Systems and methods for providing synchronized supplemental content to a subset of users that are disinterested in live content

Publication Date: 2026.01.01 ADEIA GUIDES INC

AI summary

Systems and methods are described herein for providing supplemental content to a group of users when the group of users is disinterested in content from a live content stream. When users are disinterested in a segment of the live content, the users will be provided with supplemental content to consume during the not interesting portion of the live content while other users that are viewing the live content will continue to receive the live content stream. After the segment of the live content is completed, the group of users will resume consumption of the live content stream.