Video Catch-Up System Using Frame Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Viewers face frustration when trying to catch up on paused video content, as existing methods like fast-forwarding often result in missing important details, and there is a need for improved systems to modify or remove material from video content in a way that allows for seamless continuation without losing valuable information.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method that automatically present a menu to users upon resuming paused video content, allowing them to choose a quality setting for catch-up, identify and remove sequential frames with similar content, and transmit modified video content to maintain the chosen quality, thereby allowing users to catch up on lost time without noticeable loss of information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If fast-forward or skip function is used to catch up lost time, then viewing time is reduced, but important plot details and conversations are missed
Solution Approach 1:
The video content is segmented into individual frames that can be selectively removed. The system analyzes sequential frames to identify which ones provide similar content, allowing precise removal of redundant frames while preserving important content segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of frame removal rate based on quality settings. Higher quality settings result in lower removal rates to minimize noticeable loss, while still achieving catch-up functionality. The system dynamically adjusts which frames to remove based on content analysis.
2Loss of time
If frames are removed to achieve catch-up, then viewing time is reduced, but user notice of removal increases at higher removal rates
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides multiple quality settings that control the frame removal rate parameter. Higher quality settings use lower removal rates to reduce user notice, while still achieving the catch-up objective. The removal rate is dynamically adjusted based on the selected quality level.
Solution Approach 2:
The system presents warnings to users when the selected quality setting may result in noticeable loss of video content. This feedback mechanism allows users to make informed decisions about the trade-off between catch-up speed and content preservation.
3Ease of operation
If automatic menu is presented upon resumption, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically presents a menu to users upon resumption of paused video content, allowing them to select their preferred catch-up quality setting without manual intervention. The system self-manages the frame removal process based on user selection, reducing operational complexity despite the added menu functionality.
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AI summary
A device and a method for performing an automatic catch-up function are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device (150,200) configured to receive video content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may further include one or more processors (210,610) as well as memory (635), which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to review the received video content and identify instances of sequential frames providing similar content. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine whether at least one of the sequential frames may be removed, remove one or more of the sequential frames to produce modified video content, and transmit the modified video content to one or more display devices (160).