Audio Program Guide for Automated Recording and Parsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective methods for automatically recording and identifying audio programs in broadcast audio, as listeners often miss desired content due to lack of scheduling information and poor recording quality, with existing solutions failing to accurately separate programs and assess recording quality.
Innovation Solution
An audio program guide system that provides timing information for broadcast programs, allowing for automated recording and parsing of audio content into individual programs, and a method to improve recording quality by combining multiple recordings, along with a quality rating system to compare different recordings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If automated recording of broadcast audio is implemented without program identification, then recording convenience is improved, but recording precision deteriorates because the entire broadcast must be recorded including unwanted content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the continuous audio broadcast into discrete program units using program identification data. The recording system divides the broadcast stream into individual program segments based on timing information and identifiers, allowing selective recording of only desired programs rather than the entire broadcast continuum.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by obtaining program identification information (titles, artists, timing) before the actual recording occurs. This advance information allows the system to pre-determine which programs to record, enabling automated selective recording without manual intervention during the broadcast.
2Reliability
If multiple recordings of the same program are made to improve quality, then recording quality is improved, but loss of time increases due to needing to review and compare multiple recordings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of listening to and comparing multiple recordings with an automated computer-based system. The computer automatically compares digital recordings, analyzes quality metrics, and selects the best version without requiring human listeners to manually review each recording, thus eliminating the time loss while maintaining quality improvement benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates multiple copies of the same program from different broadcast instances or sources, then automatically compares these copies to select the highest quality version. This digital copying and automated comparison eliminates the need for manual review time while achieving quality improvement through multiple recordings.
3Measurement precision
If program identification information is obtained from multiple sources, then measurement precision of program details is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal program identification system that can obtain information from multiple sources (broadcast metadata, external databases, user inputs) through a single integrated interface. The system is designed to handle various input formats and sources uniformly, reducing the apparent complexity while maintaining high identification accuracy through multi-source verification.
Data Source
AI summary
An audio programming guide provides identification and timing information (i.e., beginning and/or ending times) for broadcast audio programs. The information may be gathered from the broadcasters, producers, developers or creators of the programs, and from third parties having such information. Guide information may also be generated by human or automated operators, perhaps by reviewing a past broadcast and then identifying individual programs. An audio programming guide may be distributed or made available for retrieval before, during or after the broadcast of the programs described in the guide. Therefore, the guide may be useful for facilitating the automated recording of programs, and/or the parsing of a recorded stream of audio programs into individual programs.