Web-Based Interactive Video Platform Real-Time Q&A
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional interactive video platforms only allow for one-way live interaction between hosts and audience members, limiting direct engagement and accessibility due to reliance on physical venues and lack of teleconferencing access for some individuals.
Innovation Solution
A web-based interactive video platform that enables real-time video and text chat interactions between multiple users, allowing hosts to receive and respond to live video questions in real-time, with features for event customization, virtual attendance, and user role assignments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional interactive video platforms are used for town hall meetings, then information can be disseminated to a global audience, but direct real-time interaction between audience members and hosts is limited to one-way communication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a teleconferencing system as an intermediary between the host and audience members. This mediator enables two-way video communication by routing audio and video signals through a teleconferencing bridge, allowing audience members to ask questions and receive real-time responses without requiring physical presence or specialized equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines multiple communication modalities (video streaming, teleconferencing, text chat) into a single platform that serves multiple functions: information dissemination, real-time Q&A, and virtual town hall meetings. This multi-functional approach allows the same system to accommodate both broadcast-style content delivery and interactive dialogue
2Adaptability or versatility
If physical venues are used for town hall meetings, then face-to-face interaction is enabled, but the number of participants is limited by venue capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of the town hall meeting experience by streaming video content and enabling teleconferencing participation. Instead of requiring physical attendance, participants can join through digital replicas of the event, allowing unlimited participation beyond any physical venue's capacity while maintaining the essence of face-to-face interaction through video
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the town hall meeting from a physical three-dimensional space to a digital network space. By moving the interaction to another dimension (the internet), the system eliminates physical constraints on participant numbers while preserving the core function of direct communication between hosts and audience members
3Adaptability or versatility
If teleconferencing tools are required for direct interaction, then real-time video Q&A is enabled, but accessibility is reduced for individuals without access to such tools
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides multiple interaction pathways to accommodate different user capabilities. In addition to teleconferencing video Q&A, the platform offers text chat functionality and asynchronous question submission, allowing participants without teleconferencing access to still engage with the host through alternative, more accessible methods
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus, a system, a method and a computer program product are provided. The system includes a controller configured to broadcast a web-based meeting between a first user and a second user. The system further includes a graphical user interface configured to display the broadcasted web-based meeting. The controller is configured to receive a request from the first user through the graphical user interface. The request includes one of a text question, a recorded video question and a request from the first user to present a live video question to the second user. The controller is further configured to broadcast the request through the graphical user interface as a real time video feed of the first user, so that the first user can ask the question in real time and the second user can respond to the first user's question in real time.