Timed Text Scrollable Window for Video Streaming Accessibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing media viewing systems lack efficient methods to enhance user experience by providing accessible and interactive timed text streams, especially for viewers who may miss moments or struggle with language or slang, and do not offer comprehensive summaries of ongoing programs.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a media player device with a processor and network interface to process and present timed text streams in a scrollable window, allowing users to view past dialog, and automatically generate summaries by replacing slang terms and linking to additional information, such as dictionaries or Wikipedia, while enabling users to scroll through captions independently of video playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If timed text is presented in a separate scrollable window, then viewer accessibility and ability to review past content is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The timed text presentation is segmented into a separate scrollable window distinct from the video playback area. This allows the text to be independently managed and scrolled without interfering with video playback, improving accessibility while maintaining manageable system architecture through functional separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The timed text is presented in a separate dimensional space (a scrollable window) rather than overlaid on the video. This creates an independent viewing dimension where text can be scrolled through chronologically without affecting the video playback dimension, enhancing accessibility.
2Loss of information
If automatic word replacement and summary generation are implemented, then content understanding is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing of timed text by automatically replacing slang words and generating summaries before the viewer needs to access the content. This pre-processing makes the information more accessible and reduces the time required for the viewer to understand and catch up on missed content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically enhances timed text by replacing slang terms and generating summaries without requiring manual intervention from the viewer. This self-service processing improves content understanding while the automation handles the computational workload efficiently.
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AI summary
Timed text that is provided in a television broadcast or media stream can be enhanced to provide an improved user experience. A scrollable text window can be provided in a media player application, for example, that can allow the user to quickly “catchup” from a missed moment. The timed text may be enhanced to allow links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, online sources, thesauruses, translating services, and/or the like. Further implementations could use automated tools to automatically generate program summaries for watched or unwatched content.