Content Metadata Generation with Multi-Source Quality Metrics

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems face challenges in creating high-quality metadata from noisy sources, leading to inaccuracies and inconsistencies in metadata associated with content items.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilizes quality metrics to evaluate and combine metadata from multiple sources, employing embedding and logistic regression models to generate authoritative metadata and images, ensuring completeness and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If metadata is collected from multiple noisy sources, then the quantity of metadata is increased, but the accuracy and consistency of metadata deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of metadataVSAvoidaccuracy of metadata
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives metadata from multiple noisy sources, evaluates its quality using multiple metrics, and produces cleaned, consistent metadata. This intermediary layer filters out inaccuracies while preserving the benefits of multi-source data collection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where quality metrics are continuously evaluated and used to improve metadata processing. The quality evaluation results feed back into the metadata generation process to refine accuracy over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If multiple quality metrics are evaluated for each metadata, then the accuracy of metadata is improved, but the complexity of processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of metadataVSAvoidcomplexity of processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the quality evaluation process into multiple independent metrics (completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, source reliability). Each metric evaluates a specific aspect of metadata quality, making the complex evaluation task manageable and systematic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by evaluating different quality metrics at different stages of metadata processing. This allows flexible adjustment of evaluation depth and focus based on specific needs, managing complexity through parameter variation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Loss of information

If quality metrics are determined for each attribute of metadata, then the completeness of metadata is improved, but the time required for processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of metadataVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by evaluating quality metrics selectively based on metadata type and importance. Not all metadata requires full evaluation of all five quality metrics, allowing the system to balance completeness with processing efficiency through targeted evaluation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12464201B2High quality metadata creation for content using noisy sources
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 ROKU INC
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AI summary

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, device, method and/or computer program product aspects, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for creating high quality metadata and/or images for content. An example aspect operates by a computer-implemented method including receiving, from a plurality of sources, a set of metadata associated with an item of content. The method further includes determining a first quality metric for each metadata of the set of metadata, determining a set of quality metrics for attributes of each metadata of the set of metadata, and determining a second quality metric for each metadata of the set of metadata based on the set of quality metrics. The method further includes generating a final metadata based at least on the set of metadata, the first quality metric, and the second quality metric and providing the item of content and the final metadata associated with the item of content.