Automatic Program Recording via Preference-Based Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in navigating large menus of video programming to record desired shows, often missing programs due to misleading titles, rare channels, or unpredictable special events, and broadcasters face inefficiencies in allocating bandwidth for on-demand viewing.
Innovation Solution
A program recording device with an input port, processor, memory, and storage element that receives command data to automatically record programs based on user preferences, allowing for user input override and interaction with user data to select programs for recording without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually navigate through large programming menus to select programs for recording, then they can choose specific programs, but it becomes difficult and time-consuming to find desired programs due to the large number of channels and programs
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs program selection and recording without requiring user navigation through menus. The automated program selection circuit identifies and selects programs for recording based on predefined criteria, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user intervention for each program selection
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures recording parameters and program selection criteria in advance. By establishing automated selection rules beforehand, the system prepares the recording configuration ahead of time, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate and select programs when they want to record
2Adaptability or versatility
If broadcasters allocate channels and repeatedly broadcast programs for on-demand viewing, then users can view programs at their convenience, but large amounts of broadcast bandwidth are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the program selection and recording function from the broadcast transmission path. Instead of having broadcasters repeatedly transmit programs for on-demand viewing, the system extracts this function and performs automated selection and recording at the user端, eliminating the need for redundant broadcast transmissions
Solution Approach 2:
An automated program selection circuit acts as an intermediary between the broadcast signal and the recording device. This intermediary selectively captures desired programs from the broadcast stream without requiring the broadcaster to retransmit or allocate additional bandwidth for on-demand services
3Loss of information
If users rely on program titles and guides to identify programs of interest, then they can make informed recording decisions, but they miss programs with misleading titles, rare channels, or unpredictable special events
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where user viewing history and preferences are continuously analyzed to improve program selection accuracy. The automated selection circuit learns from user behavior patterns and adjusts its selection criteria accordingly, providing feedback loops that enhance the reliability of program identification over time
Solution Approach 2:
The automated program selection circuit independently identifies and selects programs for recording without relying on user interpretation of program titles or guides. The system performs its own program identification and selection based on automated criteria, eliminating the vulnerability to misleading titles and unpredictable events
Data Source
AI summary
A program recording device including an input port, a processor memory, a processor, a selector, and a storage element is configured to receive command data and program data through the input port. The selector receives command data and program data from the input port and outputs the command data to the processor memory and the program data to the storage element. The processor uses this command data to control the selector and storage element to automatically record a program influenced by user preferences onto the storage element without requiring any user input.