Video Commodity Search Entry for Pause-Based Product Discovery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Efficiently obtaining commodity information associated with video content is challenging when the video producer does not actively configure such information, affecting the commodity sharing capability.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that present a target search entry in response to pausing a video, allowing for the display of associated commodities in a second interface based on user interaction, utilizing object detection and matching algorithms to determine and present relevant commodity information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the video producer does not actively configure commodity information, then the video content can be created more freely and quickly, but the commodity sharing capability is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo content creation efficiencyVSAvoidcommodity sharing capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs commodity recognition and information extraction from video content without requiring manual configuration by the video producer. The commodity search apparatus autonomously detects commodities in video frames, retrieves their information, and presents them to users, enabling the system to serve itself rather than relying on manual input.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical process of configuring commodity information is replaced with automated optical and computational systems. The apparatus uses image recognition technology to automatically identify and extract commodity information from video content, substituting human manual configuration with automated computer vision and information retrieval systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If commodity information is automatically extracted from video content, then the commodity sharing capability is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommodity sharing capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The video playback system is enhanced with multi-functionality to include automatic commodity recognition, information extraction, and presentation capabilities. The same system that plays videos also performs image processing, commodity database searching, and information display, consolidating multiple functions into a single integrated apparatus rather than requiring separate specialized systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary commodity information database that bridges the video content and the user interface. When commodities are detected in video frames, the apparatus queries this database to retrieve detailed information, which then serves as an intermediary layer between the raw video content and the final presentation to users, simplifying the overall system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If a search entry is presented during video playback, then the user can access commodity information efficiently, but the user interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommodity information access efficiencyVSAvoiduser interface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface is segmented into distinct functional areas: the video playback area and the overlay search entry area. The search entry is presented as a separate, modular component that can be displayed over the video content without disrupting the overall playback interface. This segmentation allows the commodity search functionality to be added without fundamentally redesigning the entire user interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4715545A1Commodity search method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 BEIJING YOUZHUJU NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the disclosure relates to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for commodity searching. The method provided by the disclosure includes: playing a target video in a first interface; presenting a target search entry in the first interface in response to receiving a request for pausing the target video; and presenting at least one commodity associated with the target video in a second interface based on a predetermined operation for the target search entry. Based on the above manner, the embodiments of the disclosure can automatically provide the commodity associated with the video by pausing the video by the user, thereby improving the interaction experience of the user.