Broadcast Data Synchronization via Metadata Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the increasing complex environment of audio/video data sources, traditional methods for synchronizing devices and aggregating metadata and content are difficult and unreliable, requiring complex setups and multiple remote controls, making user experience complicated.
Innovation Solution
A method for automatically aggregating and synchronizing content and channels by receiving broadcast data, extracting metadata, accessing additional information from distinct sources like the Internet or cloud, merging and modifying the data in real-time, and providing a seamless user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional device-to-device synchronization methods are used to aggregate metadata and content, then devices can be interconnected through local protocols, but the setup becomes complicated and unreliable requiring specific technical skills
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that mediates between multiple devices and content sources. The server receives requests from devices, retrieves metadata and content from various sources, and delivers them back to devices. This intermediary approach simplifies device-to-device synchronization by eliminating the need for direct complex interconnections, making the system more reliable and easier to set up while maintaining data aggregation capabilities
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are used to deliver content to users, then content delivery options increase, but multiple remote controls are required making user experience complex and hard to understand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal remote control system where a single remote control can operate multiple devices through the server interface. The server manages device identification and routing, allowing one remote control to send commands to different devices (set-top box, media player, etc.) without requiring separate remotes for each device. This maintains versatile content delivery options while dramatically simplifying the user experience by eliminating the need for multiple remote controls
3Loss of information
If manual synchronization is used where users search for content on connected interfaces, then users can find additional information, but the process requires user interaction and is not automatic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automated information retrieval system where the server proactively searches for and retrieves additional metadata and content related to broadcast content without requiring user initiation. When the server receives broadcast content, it automatically queries connected interfaces, databases, and internet sources for complementary information, then synchronizes this data with the original content. This self-service approach ensures complete information while maintaining full automation, eliminating the need for manual user searching
Data Source
AI summary
A method for sharing data and synchronizing broadcast data with additional information, the broadcast data and the additional information being provided by at least two distinct sources to a multimedia device. The method comprises steps of:receiving by a data extractor associated to the multimedia device broadcast data from a first source and extracting first metadata from the broadcast data,accessing by the multimedia device to additional information provided by a second source by using the first metadata and obtaining from the additional information second metadata and additional content data related to a content of the broadcast data,merging and synchronizing, by the multimedia device, the second metadata and the additional content data with the content of the broadcast data, andobtaining modified broadcast data.