Mobile Device Metadata Capture for TV Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Text-based search engines are inefficient for users seeking information related to media content being consumed on a television device, requiring users to manually search and navigate through multiple web pages, often causing them to miss or pause the content.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to save and navigate through metadata associated with images or video content presented on a media presentation device, using a mobile device connected over a communications network, enabling easy access to additional information without interrupting the viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users use text-based search engines to find information about media content, then they can obtain additional information, but they must manually search and navigate through multiple web pages which is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically capturing metadata and generating search results for media content before the user needs them. When a user views media content, the system has already prepared relevant information and search results, eliminating the need for manual searching and page navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a bridge between the media content and search engines. This intermediary automatically extracts metadata from media content, performs searches, and presents results to users, eliminating the need for users to manually interact with traditional search engines.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually search for information about media content using mobile devices, then they can access additional content, but they must pause or miss the television program
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds another dimension to the viewing experience by providing information access through a mobile device interface while the main content continues to play on the television. Users can explore additional information, metadata, and search results on their mobile devices without affecting the continuous playback of the media content on the main display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuity of the media content playback while users interact with additional information on mobile devices. The television program continues to play without interruption, and users can access supplementary content, perform searches, and navigate through results on their mobile devices simultaneously.
3Loss of information
If users navigate through multiple web pages to find information about media content, then they can obtain detailed information, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the information retrieval process by automatically handling different tasks: extracting metadata from media content, performing searches based on that metadata, and organizing results. This segmentation eliminates the need for users to manually navigate through multiple web pages, as the system presents consolidated, relevant information in a structured format.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and media for performing personalized actions on mobile devices associated with a media presentation device are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: determining that a mobile device is associated with a media presentation device over a communications network, wherein the media presentation device is in an operating mode that presents a sequence of images; receiving a user command that indicates interest in an image from the sequence of images being presented on the media presentation device; determining metadata associated with the image from the sequence of images being presented on the media presentation device; causing the metadata associated with the image to be stored with a representation of the image from the sequence of images and a user account identifier corresponding to a user of the mobile device; receiving a request to review saved image information corresponding to one or more images in which the user command indicative of interest has been received; and in response to receiving the request, causing a user interface element to be presented that allows a user of the mobile device to navigate through the saved image information, wherein the user interface element includes at least the representation of the image from the sequence of images and information relating to the image from the sequence of images.