Viewer Reaction Distribution Using Unified Audience Sound
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing live performance distribution systems fail to effectively share viewers' reactions, leading to a lack of immersion and unity among remote viewers, and do not facilitate intimate viewer interactions based on shared interests or local contexts.
Innovation Solution
A distribution system that classifies viewer reactions into first and second types, generating an audience sound from unified first reactions and distributing second reactions selectively to relevant viewers, enhancing immersion and interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all viewer reactions are collected and transmitted to all terminal devices, then viewers can share reactions with each other, but network bandwidth consumption and system load increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments reaction information into two distinct types: first reaction information (from a predetermined number or more viewers) and second reaction information (from fewer than the predetermined number of viewers). This segmentation allows the system to apply different transmission strategies to different types of reaction data, thereby reducing overall network bandwidth consumption while still enabling effective reaction sharing among viewers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by transmitting first reaction information to all terminal devices (global distribution) while transmitting second reaction information only to specific terminal devices (local distribution). This selective transmission approach ensures that commonly shared reactions are widely distributed, while less common reactions are transmitted only where relevant, optimizing network resource utilization.
2Loss of information
If reaction information from all viewers is transmitted to all terminal devices, then complete reaction sharing is achieved, but device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The determination circuit segments reaction information based on the number of viewers generating each reaction type. By classifying reactions into first type (from predetermined number or more viewers) and second type (from fewer viewers), the system simplifies processing requirements while maintaining information completeness for the most significant reactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different processing qualities to different reaction types: first reaction information receives full processing and distribution to all devices, while second reaction information receives selective processing and distribution only to relevant devices. This approach maintains system simplicity while preserving essential reaction information.
3Ease of operation
If generic reaction distribution is used for all viewers, then system operation is simple, but viewer immersion and sense of unity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the distribution approach into two modes: unified distribution for first reaction information (maintaining operational simplicity) and selective distribution for second reaction information (enhancing viewer immersion). This dual-mode approach balances ease of operation with improved viewer experience by enabling targeted reaction sharing based on shared interests or local contexts.
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AI summary
A distribution system includes an obtaining circuit, a determination circuit, a generation circuit, and a distribution circuit. The obtaining circuit obtains reaction information from a terminal device of a viewer of the content. The reaction information indicates a reaction of the viewer to the content. The determination circuit determines whether the reaction information is first reaction information or second reaction information. The first reaction information indicates a first reaction made by equal to or more than a predetermined number of viewers. The second reaction information is different from the first reaction information and indicates a second reaction made by less than the predetermined number of viewers. The generation circuit generates an audience sound in a case of the first reaction information. The distribution circuit transmits the audience sound to the plurality of terminal devices.