Video Preview Channel for Intuitive Stream Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Internet video services require users to manually navigate complex operation interfaces to select video programs, differing from the intuitive channel-switching experience of conventional TV, making it difficult and inconvenient to choose desired video content.
Innovation Solution
A preview and playback method and system that automatically plays preview data of multiple independent video streams upon selecting a preview channel, allowing users to quickly switch to the corresponding video stream, simplifying the selection process by establishing virtual and preview channels with linked video streams and descriptive preview lists.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually navigate complex operation interfaces to select video programs, then they can access Internet video services, but the operation steps become complicated and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video service selection process into two distinct parts: a preview channel that displays multiple video program options, and the actual video playback channels. This segmentation allows users to first overview available content through the preview channel, then selectively switch to specific video channels, simplifying the selection process by breaking down the complex interface navigation into intuitive steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The preview channel acts as an intermediary between the user and the multiple video program channels. Instead of directly navigating through complex menus of video programs, users interact with the preview channel that presents a simplified overview, mediates the selection process, and enables easy switching to desired video channels. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity from the user interface.
2Loss of time
If users browse video program information through application interfaces, then they can select desired programs, but they have to keep eyes on the screen and operation becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically generating and displaying preview content for multiple video programs through the preview channel before user selection. The preview channel pre-presents video program information, thumbnails, or introductory content, allowing users to quickly scan and identify desired content without manually browsing through complex interfaces or reading detailed descriptions, thus reducing selection time.
Solution Approach 2:
The preview channel serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays program information, presents visual previews, enables quick selection, and facilitates channel switching. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require separate interface elements into a single unified preview channel, improving both speed and convenience of program selection.
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AI summary
A preview and playback method of video streams is provided for a video playback device having network function. The method includes defining a virtual channel and a preview channel corresponding to the virtual channel. A video stream list of the virtual channel is established for linking a plurality of video streams. A preview list is established and description information of each of the preview data corresponding to the video streams is recorded in the preview list. When the video playback device receives a preview channel selection instruction, the preview data is obtained automatically and played continuously. When the video playback device receives a preview data selection instruction, the video stream corresponding to the preview data being selected is recognized as a selected video stream. The preview channel is switched to the virtual channel, and the selected video stream is obtained from a video stream service and played automatically.