Vector-Based Video Content Navigation Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
User navigation of video content is hindered by the proliferation of channels and media content, as conventional channel surfing techniques become inefficient with increasing content options, and existing video guides limit navigation by channel identifier, title, and time, making it difficult for users to locate preferred content.
Innovation Solution
A user selection interface is generated and displayed, representing content selection vectors mapped to distinct media attributes, allowing users to navigate multidimensionally based on attributes like genre, age category, and mood, with updated interfaces and lists dynamically updated based on user input, recommending video content elements with the highest correlation to the selected attributes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If channel surfing is used to navigate video content, then users can access all available channels, but users experience substantially more difficulty in locating preferred video content as the number of channels increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms traditional one-dimensional channel navigation into multi-dimensional navigation by introducing attribute-based dimensions (genre, mood, age category, etc.). Users can navigate content space along multiple attribute axes simultaneously, allowing efficient location of preferred content even as the total number of channels increases. This dimensional expansion resolves the contradiction by providing alternative navigation paths that are independent of channel quantity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the large set of video channels into smaller subsets organized by multiple attributes (genre, mood, age category, time of day, etc.). This segmentation creates manageable content groups that users can navigate efficiently, reducing the cognitive load and time required to locate preferred content despite the overall increase in available channels.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional video guides are used for navigation, then users can search by channel identifier, title, and time, but users are limited in navigating by other media attributes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal navigation system that handles multiple types of queries and attributes through a single interface. The system can navigate by traditional attributes (channel identifier, title, time) as well as by content attributes (genre, mood, age category, etc.), making the navigation system adaptable to diverse user needs and preventing loss of any attribute-based navigation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds new navigation dimensions beyond traditional video guide capabilities. By introducing attribute-based dimensions such as genre, mood, and age category, the system expands the navigation space to include previously unavailable search paths, thereby increasing versatility without losing traditional navigation methods.
3Ease of operation
If the user selection interface displays all content selection vectors, then users have complete navigation options, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to interpret
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic user selection interface that adapts its displayed content selection vectors based on user interactions, context, and preferences. The interface dynamically filters, reorders, or highlights relevant vectors while hiding or de-emphasizing less relevant ones, maintaining simplicity and usability even when the underlying content space is large and complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by customizing the interface presentation based on user context and preferences. Different users or different usage scenarios receive tailored interface configurations that highlight the most relevant attributes and content vectors for that specific context, reducing perceived complexity while preserving complete navigation capability when needed.
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AI summary
In one embodiment, a method comprises generating and displaying to a user a user selection interface, the user selection interface representing a plurality of content selection vectors extending from its origin and mapped to respectively distinct media attributes within a prescribed attribute type; detecting a user input that extends from the origin toward at least one of the content selection vectors and that identifies a selected position within the user selection interface; displaying to the user an updated user selection interface representing a corresponding updated origin at the selected position and representing a plurality of updated content selection vectors having a determined relation to the at least one content selection vector; and selecting and displaying at least one identifier for a corresponding video content element having the corresponding media attribute having a highest correlation with the at least one content selection vector relative to the selected position from the origin.