Timed Reaction Overlay for Media Key Moment Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing media content reaction systems lack the ability to express nuanced viewer emotions throughout the duration of a video and require viewers to divert their attention to submit or view comments, limiting the effectiveness of communication between content creators and viewers.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for presenting aggregated timed reactions, which identifies key moments in media content based on viewer reactions and displays representative graphical icons or animations concurrently with the video playback, allowing viewers to react to specific moments without diverting attention and providing content creators with insights into audience sentiment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional like and dislike buttons are used to present viewer reactions, then the system is simple to implement, but the reactions are static and do not allow for nuanced or timed responses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments viewer reactions by timing them to specific moments in the media content. Reactions are associated with timestamps and displayed at corresponding positions in the media player interface, allowing nuanced timed responses rather than generic static reactions. This segmentation enables differentiated reaction types (e.g., laughing, clapping, surprised) at different moments throughout the content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically displays reactions based on the current playback position of the media content. As the media plays, reactions are activated and displayed at appropriate times, creating a dynamic interaction model where viewers can react to specific moments rather than the entire content statically. The reaction display adapts to the playback state.
2Ease of operation
If viewers scroll to comments section to provide feedback, then the platform maintains simple interface, but viewers must divert attention from the media content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the reaction interface directly into the media player interface. Reactions are displayed within the video player or media playback window, combining the media consumption and reaction provision functions into a single unified interface. This eliminates the need for viewers to switch between separate comment sections and media player.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the media player interface as an intermediary carrier for reactions. Instead of requiring a separate dedicated reaction interface that would demand attention away from the media, the reactions are integrated into the existing media player UI, using its space and focus as the intermediary medium for interaction.
3Loss of information
If static reaction counts are displayed, then the interface remains simple, but viewer emotions and timing information are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different reaction types at different temporal positions within the media player interface. Each reaction is associated with a specific timestamp and displayed at the corresponding position in the media timeline, providing localized emotional context information about when specific reactions occurred during the media content.
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AI summary
In one example, a computing system comprises processing circuitry that executes instructions to determine whether a media content item is eligible for identification of key moments, retrieve a plurality of reactions associated with the media content item, wherein each reaction comprises a reaction timestamp that corresponds to a time at which a reaction was received and a graphical icon that corresponds to one of the reactions, group the reactions based on the reaction timestamp and the selected graphical icon, identify a plurality of key moments within the media content item based on the groupings, wherein each of the key moments is associated with a representative graphical icon that corresponds to an aggregated viewer reaction, and cause an indication of the media content item to be presented in a user interface while presenting the aggregated viewer reaction at each time window associated with each of the key moments.