Video Source Identification and Association System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of video hosting services lack a convenient way to identify or view the full recording of a source video when only a clip from it is included in another video, leading to difficulties in accessing related or additional content.
Innovation Solution
A video hosting service associates uploaded videos with their source content, allowing users to identify and access the original source videos, related content, and additional videos that use or describe the same source material, while also providing revenue opportunities for source owners by directing viewers to their content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a video hosting service only stores and provides uploaded videos without source identification, then the service is simple to operate, but users cannot identify or access the original source videos when only clips are included
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a source identification module as an intermediary component that automatically identifies source videos from uploaded clips and creates associations between them. This mediator handles the complex matching and association tasks, keeping the user interface simple while enabling source tracking functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary source identification and association when videos are uploaded, creating source links in advance. This preliminary action ensures that when users view clips later, the source information is already prepared and readily accessible, improving ease of operation without adding complexity during user interactions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the video hosting service implements source identification and association features, then users can access related content and additional videos from the same source, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The source association system serves multiple functions: it identifies source videos, creates associations, enables user access to related content, and provides recommendations for additional videos from the same source. This multi-functionality increases adaptability while managing system complexity through a unified approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically performs source identification and association without requiring manual intervention. The source identification module autonomously matches clips to source videos and creates associations, allowing the system to serve itself in maintaining the source database and reducing operational complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the video hosting service provides source identification features, then users can conveniently view full recordings and related content, but the implementation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The source identification module acts as an intermediary that automatically handles the complex task of matching clips to source videos. Users interact with a simple interface to view source information, while the intermediary backend manages the complexity of source tracking and association automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and maintains copies of source video information and associations in the database. By storing metadata and association data as copies, the system enables quick user access to source videos without requiring complex real-time analysis, simplifying the user experience while managing backend complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A video hosting service receives videos uploaded from users and associates the uploaded videos with a set of source content videos. The source content is used to identify the source of portions of video used in the uploaded videos. The source allows a user to view the source from which a portion of a video came from. By identifying the source, the video hosting service can provide additional videos that include different portions of the same source, different sources related to the source, and different videos that use or describe the same portion of the source.