Content Recording and Indexing for Unified Access Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of television or display devices are limited to receiving content available only in real-time or on demand from a content source, lacking the ability to access and navigate through a comprehensive guide of both current and future content.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for content recording and indexing, which generates a content selection guide that includes a listing of both current and future content, utilizing processing subsystems to access, index, and present content from various sources, allowing users to navigate and access content through a hierarchical navigation system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is only available in real-time or on-demand from a content source, then the system simplicity is maintained, but the user access flexibility and content availability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by recording and indexing content in advance before user requests. The content is captured from broadcast sources, stored in a database, and organized with metadata tags beforehand, enabling users to access content at their convenience rather than being limited to real-time or on-demand delivery only.
Solution Approach 2:
A content database acts as an intermediary between the content source and the user interface. This mediator stores and indexes content, allowing the system to decouple the content delivery timing from user access timing, thereby providing flexible access without requiring direct real-time connections to content sources.
2Loss of information
If a comprehensive guide of current and future content is provided, then the information completeness is improved, but the navigation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The content guide is segmented into different categories using metadata tags such as content type, genre, and time period. Users can navigate through organized sections rather than a single overwhelming list, making it easier to find specific content while maintaining comprehensive information coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual navigation through comprehensive content lists is replaced with automated search and filtering mechanisms. The system uses metadata indexing and query processing to automatically retrieve and display relevant content based on user preferences, reducing the operational burden on users.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If content is indexed with metadata and visual representations, then the content discoverability is improved, but the processing time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Metadata extraction and visual representation generation are performed as preliminary actions during content recording and initial storage. By pre-processing content to extract metadata tags and generate visual thumbnails or representations, the system avoids time-consuming processing when users actually search for content, thus improving discoverability without significant delays during user interactions.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for a control point of initiating actions on a device in a communication network comprising at least two control points both adapted to control said device. Further, the present invention relates to a method for a device of initiating actions on said device in a communication network comprising at least two control points both adapted to control said device. Further, the present invention relates to a control point of initiating actions on a device in a communication network comprising at least two control point both adapted to control said device. Further, the present invention relates to a device in a communication network comprising at least two control points both adapted to control said device based on action requests received from a control point along with control point identification.