Video Frame Set Generation Using Playback Intensity Statistics

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video highlight systems fail to accurately represent user preferences, as they are fixed and based on provider perspectives, potentially leading users to miss content considered important by a majority of viewers.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that compile statistics on playback intensity of video frames, selecting and splicing frames based on their playback frequency to create a video frame set that reflects user interests, allowing for dynamic and user-centric video highlights.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If video highlights are extracted based on provider knowledge and understanding, then the video highlight production process is simple and efficient, but the highlights cannot truthfully embody user perspectives and users may miss important content

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo highlight production efficiencyVSAvoidaccuracy of representing user preferences
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by collecting actual user playback behavior data (playback intensity statistics) and using this feedback to dynamically adjust and optimize video highlight extraction. The system continuously monitors how users interact with video content and uses this information to refine the selection of highlights, ensuring they accurately reflect user preferences rather than relying solely on provider assumptions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by transitioning from static, provider-based highlight selection criteria to dynamic, data-driven parameters. Specifically, the system uses playback intensity parameters (measuring how many times each frame is played back relative to total video plays) to determine highlight selection, allowing the criteria to adapt to actual user behavior patterns rather than remaining fixed based on provider knowledge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Stability of the object's composition

If fixed video highlights are provided based on provider perspective, then the content selection process is straightforward and consistent, but it fails to adapt to varying user preferences and viewing patterns

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsistency of highlight selectionVSAvoidadaptability to user preferences
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamics by transforming the static highlight selection process into a dynamic one. Instead of using fixed criteria based on provider knowledge, the system continuously updates highlight selections based on real-time playback intensity data. This allows the video highlights to adapt automatically to changing user preferences, viewing patterns, and content popularity while maintaining consistency through data-driven decision making.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Loss of information

If overall video content is viewed to ensure comprehensive understanding, then users access all information, but a lot of time is wasted on content users do not care about

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of video content accessVSAvoidviewing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies extraction by isolating and separating the most important video frames (highlights) from the complete video content based on playback intensity statistics. The system extracts only the frames that users have shown interest in watching multiple times, creating a condensed highlight version that preserves essential information while eliminating time-consuming content that users did not care about.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS10313712B2Method, device, and server for producing video frame set
Publication Date: 2019.06.04 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a method, device, and server for producing a video frame set. The method comprises: compiling statistics on the degree of playback intensity of each video frame in a video, selecting at least one “selected video frame” from the video on a basis of the degree of playback intensity, where the degree of playback intensity of the video frame is a ratio between the number of times that the video frame is played back and the number of times the video is played back; and then, splicing the “selected video frames” to form a video frame set. The present embodiment selects the “selected video frames” on a basis of the degree of playback intensity of the video frames in the video, and splices together the video frames so selected to form a video frame set, thus allowing video contents considered to be highlights by a majority of users to be spliced into the video frame set.