Video Screenshot Object Recognition for Faster Commodity Discovery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for finding objects in videos, such as commodities, require complex keyword-based searches that do not allow users to quickly identify desired items, affecting user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that allows users to take a screenshot of an object in a video stream, recognize its type, and trigger an object recommendation control to display a recommendation result page with attribute information of similar objects, simplifying the search process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If keyword-based search method is used to find commodities in videos, then users can search for commodity information, but the operation steps are complex and users cannot quickly find required objects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime to find commodityVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary object recognition and classification on video content in advance, tagging objects with their types and attributes before user interaction. When a user takes a screenshot, the recognized objects and their metadata are already prepared, enabling instant retrieval and recommendation without requiring users to perform keyword searches or navigate through complex steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary object recognition system that acts as a bridge between the video content and the user's search intent. Instead of users directly searching through keywords, the system automatically identifies objects in screenshots, classifies them, and retrieves relevant information, thereby simplifying the interaction process and reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If conventional keyword searching and sorted presentation is used, then search results can be presented to users, but users cannot quickly find commodity information meeting their requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesearch accuracyVSAvoidtime to find required object
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual keyword-based mechanical search system with an automated image recognition and object classification system. By using computer vision technology to identify and classify objects in video screenshots, the system achieves more precise matching between user intent and commodity information, eliminating the imprecision of keyword searches while reducing the time required to find relevant objects.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the search parameter from text-based keywords to image-based object recognition. By transforming the search input from verbal descriptions to visual data, the system achieves more accurate object identification and classification, thereby improving search precision and enabling faster retrieval of relevant commodity information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If users need to open e-commerce application and enter keywords to search, then commodity information can be found, but the operation steps are complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesearch operation simplicityVSAvoidtime for search operations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the video playback function with the object recognition and search function into a single integrated system. By combining these previously separate operations (video viewing, screenshot capture, object recognition, and information retrieval) into one unified process, the system eliminates the need for users to switch between applications and perform multiple discrete actions, thereby simplifying operations and reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service by automatically performing object recognition, classification, and information retrieval without requiring user intervention. When a user captures a screenshot, the system autonomously identifies the objects, determines their types, and retrieves relevant commodity information, eliminating the need for users to manually enter keywords or navigate through complex search procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20250220275A1Recommendation method and apparatus, and device, storage medium and computer program product
Publication Date: 2025.07.03 BEIJING YOUZHUJU NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a recommendation method and apparatus, a device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method includes: obtaining a video screenshot image in response to a screenshot operation on a video stream page; presenting, if the obtained video screenshot image meets a preset condition, the video screenshot image and an object recommendation control on the video stream page, where the preset condition is that an object type of a target object in the video screenshot image is a preset type; and presenting, in response to a first trigger operation for the object recommendation control, a recommendation result page on the video stream page, where the recommendation result page includes attribute information of a recommended object corresponding to the target object.