Real-Time Audio Optimization Platform Using Mastering Profiles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies struggle to efficiently optimize audio content across various devices and environments, leading to inconsistent audio quality and the need for frequent manual adjustments.

Innovation Solution

A web-based platform that employs mastering profiles to analyze and enhance audio content, allowing users to select and apply different profiles to optimize audio parameters such as volume, bass, treble, and noise reduction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If manual volume adjustments are made for each device and content type, then audio quality can be optimized for specific devices, but user convenience deteriorates due to frequent manual adjustments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudio quality consistencyVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes audio content characteristics and applies appropriate mastering profiles without user intervention. The platform performs real-time audio optimization by selecting and applying profiles based on content type, distribution channel, and target device, eliminating the need for manual volume adjustments while maintaining consistent audio quality across different playback environments

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts audio parameters such as volume, bass, treble, and noise reduction levels by applying pre-configured mastering profiles. These profiles contain optimized parameter settings for different content types and distribution channels, allowing the system to transform audio characteristics automatically based on the specific playback context without requiring manual user adjustment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If audio content is optimized for multiple devices and environments, then audio quality consistency improves, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudio quality consistencyVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the complex task of multi-device audio optimization into separate, manageable mastering profiles. Each profile is specifically designed for a particular content type, distribution channel, or target device category, containing pre-optimized parameter settings. This segmentation allows the system to handle complexity through modular, reusable profile templates rather than requiring complex real-time processing for each individual device

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mastering profiles serve multiple functions simultaneously - they can be applied to different content types, distributed through various channels, and optimized for multiple device categories. A single profile can universally address audio optimization needs across diverse playback environments, reducing the overall system complexity while maintaining broad compatibility and consistent quality

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

3Ease of operation

If real-time audio optimization is implemented, then listening experience improves, but computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelistening experienceVSAvoidcomputational resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs audio optimization work in advance by creating and storing mastering profiles with pre-calculated parameter settings for different content types and distribution channels. When audio content is processed, the system simply applies the appropriate pre-prepared profile rather than performing complex real-time optimization calculations, significantly reducing computational resource requirements while maintaining high-quality output

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses mastering profiles as reusable templates that can be copied and applied to multiple audio content files. Instead of performing unique complex processing for each file, the system copies and applies proven parameter settings from existing profiles, dramatically reducing the computational burden while delivering consistent, optimized audio quality across numerous content items

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS12273570B2Computer-based tools and techniques for real-time optimization of audio and audiovisual content
Publication Date: 2025.04.08 KNOX ANDREW
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AI summary

A computer-implemented media content optimization platform includes a media server programmed for receiving original media content comprising streaming media content and extracting audio and/or video data from the received streaming media content. A media processor of the platform is programmed for dividing the transmitted audio and/or video data media content into multiple audio component segments and multiple video component segments, applying at least one optimizing profile to at least the audio component segments of the streaming media content, and combining each of the video component segments with their corresponding optimized audio component segments to generate at least one optimized streaming media content segment.