Video Recommendation System Segmentation for Accuracy

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional video recommending methods do not accurately differentiate between long and short videos, leading to suboptimal recommendation accuracy due to uniform processing of both formats.

Innovation Solution

A method that separates long and short videos based on attribute thresholds and user watching records, recommending videos with high attribute values and similarity matches to enhance personalization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If long videos and short videos are processed uniformly in conventional recommendation methods, then the system complexity is reduced, but the recommendation accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidrecommendation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the video recommendation system into two separate processing paths: one for long videos and one for short videos. Each path applies different recommendation strategies tailored to the specific characteristics of that video type, thereby improving recommendation accuracy without excessively increasing system complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies different recommendation algorithms and criteria to different video types. For long videos, it uses one set of features and sorting criteria, while for short videos, it uses another set optimized for that format. This localized optimization improves overall recommendation quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Measurement precision

If separate processing paths are created for long and short videos, then recommendation accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecommendation accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is segmented into distinct processing modules for long videos and short videos, each with specialized recommendation logic. This modular segmentation improves accuracy while keeping complexity manageable through clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a unified recommendation framework that can handle both long and short videos, with configurable parameters and algorithms that adapt to different video types. This multi-functional approach improves accuracy without requiring completely separate systems.

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

3Measurement precision

If attribute thresholds are applied to filter long videos, then the quality of recommended long videos is improved, but the quantity of available videos decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo qualityVSAvoidvideo quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dynamically adjusts attribute thresholds based on user preferences, watching history, and video availability. By changing the parameter values of thresholds adaptively, the system maintains high video quality while ensuring sufficient video quantity for recommendations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies attribute thresholds selectively to ensure minimum quality standards are met, rather than applying overly strict filters that would eliminate too many videos. This partial application of filtering maintains quality while preserving adequate video quantity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS10575037B2Video recommending method, server, and storage media
Publication Date: 2020.02.25 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A video recommending method, including: obtaining videos, the video including long videos and short videos; obtaining a subset of the long videos, of which video attribute values are greater than corresponding attribute thresholds; obtaining a watching record of a user, and obtaining similarities between the short videos and videos in the watching record, to extract a preset quantity of short videos having highest similarities; and recommending the subset of the long videos, of which video attribute values are greater than corresponding attribute thresholds, to the user, and/or recommending the preset quantity of short videos having highest similarities to the user.