Bio-Media Integration for Synchronized Biometric Playback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current biometric data integration with media content lacks efficient methods for real-time synchronization and playback across wearable devices and networks, limiting the ability to dynamically integrate and transmit biometric data with multimedia content.

Innovation Solution

A bio-media integration computing system that utilizes a processor to integrate biometric data with video and audio interface data, enabling real-time playback and broadcasting of bio-media files, which includes a wearable device, networked computing device, and destination computing device, allowing for synchronization and transmission of heart rate and other vital signs with multimedia content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If biometric data is integrated with media content for real-time playback, then the functionality and user experience are improved, but the system complexity and data synchronization requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebiometric data integration capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines biometric data streams with media content streams into a unified bio-media data structure, allowing simultaneous processing and playback of both data types through a single integrated system rather than separate parallel systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The playback device is designed to handle multiple data types (video, audio, biometric) through universal interfaces and processing capabilities, enabling the same device to perform both traditional media playback and biometric data integration without requiring specialized dedicated hardware

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If biometric data is synchronized with media content in real-time, then the playback accuracy is improved, but the processing time and computational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesynchronization accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary synchronization by assigning time stamps to biometric data points and media content elements before playback, establishing a pre-coordinated timeline that eliminates the need for complex real-time alignment calculations during actual playback

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex mechanical synchronization mechanisms with software-based timestamp correlation and digital signal processing, using metadata and data structure organization to achieve precise alignment without physical synchronization hardware

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If biometric data is transmitted over networks for remote playback, then the accessibility and remote monitoring capabilities are improved, but the data transmission bandwidth and network requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveremote playback capabilityVSAvoiddata transmission volume

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential biometric data elements required for playback (such as key physiological measurements and time stamps) while omitting redundant or non-essential data, reducing the overall data transmission volume while maintaining playback functionality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transmits biometric data at different quality levels based on the specific playback context and network conditions, adjusting the data resolution and detail to match the required functionality rather than consistently transmitting maximum quality data

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10389990B2Systems and methods for recording, processing, and playback of bio-media data

Publication Date: 2019.08.20 HERSCHMAN CHASE

AI summary

Systems, devices, and methods for recording, processing, and playback of bio-media data include a processor and addressable memory, a video interface, an audio interface, at least one bio-feedback interface, and bio-media playback application that may direct the processor to acquire a bio-media file. In some embodiments, the system may translate the biometric data to bio-feedback interface data using the bio-media file, video interface data, audio interface data, and biometric data. The system may determine bio-media data via an integration of the bio-feedback interface data with at least one of the video interface data, and the audio interface data, initiate playback of the integrated bio-media data, and operate the bio-feedback device based on the integrated bio-media data.