Tag-Based Video Playback Interface for Efficient Clip Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable electronic devices face challenges in efficiently sharing video clips, as users and recipients spend excessive time viewing entire videos to identify interesting parts, leading to a need for enhanced video sharing services.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for multimedia management utilizing tags, where users can add tags to a progress bar corresponding to timestamps in a multimedia file, allowing for tag-based playback, enabling direct access to specific parts of the video.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If users send video clips via email or upload to server for sharing, then the video can be transmitted to friends, but it takes a long time for friends to view the whole video before identifying interesting parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video content by inserting tags at specific timestamps that mark interesting parts. These tags divide the continuous video into meaningful segments, allowing recipients to jump directly to interesting portions rather than viewing the entire video sequentially. The tags include identifiers and timestamps that enable rapid navigation to specific segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-processing the video to insert tags at relevant timestamps before sharing. The sender identifies and marks interesting parts in advance, embedding tag information (such as part identifiers and timestamps) into the video file. This preparation work is done once, enabling efficient navigation for all future viewers without requiring them to watch the entire video.
2Productivity
If users add tags to progress bar with timestamps, then direct access to specific video parts is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal tag system that can be applied to various multimedia files (videos, images, audio) and integrated with existing portable device functionalities. The tag structure uses standard formats that can be processed by general-purpose media players and file management systems, allowing the same tagging mechanism to serve multiple purposes across different file types and applications without requiring device-specific implementations.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for performing multimedia management utilizing tags and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: providing a user interface to allow a user to add at least one tag corresponding to at least one timestamp of a multimedia file onto a progress bar of the user interface; and when it is detected that a specific tag added onto the progress bar of the user interface is selected for tag-based playback, playing the multimedia file, starting from a specific timestamp indicated by tag information of the specific tag.