Content Tagging via Broadcast Device Identity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in efficiently organizing and labeling user-created multimedia files on electronic devices, as conventional methods require manual renaming and reorganization, which is time-consuming and error-prone, especially when files are related to specific events or individuals.

Innovation Solution

Electronic devices can utilize broadcast device information to label and classify content by exchanging tokens with nearby devices, including unique identifiers and descriptions, which are used to assign labels to multimedia files, facilitating organization and search functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual renaming and reorganization methods are used, then files can be organized with relevant labels, but the process is time-consuming and error-prone

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelabeling accuracyVSAvoidorganization time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic self-labeling of multimedia files by extracting metadata from files themselves and using pattern recognition to identify subjects and objects, eliminating the need for manual user intervention in the labeling process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary organization by creating default labels and directory structures based on file metadata before user review, allowing users to simply verify rather than create labels from scratch

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If default naming schemes are used, then files are saved automatically, but the names do not reflect the event or person related to the content

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefile saving efficiencyVSAvoidcontextual information

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically extracts contextual information from file metadata (such as GPS coordinates, timestamps, and camera data) to generate descriptive labels that reflect the event or person depicted in the content

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces manual user judgment with automated pattern recognition technology and metadata analysis to identify and label subjects and objects in multimedia files

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS9667690B2Content tagging using broadcast device information

Publication Date: 2017.05.30 APPLE INC

AI summary

A number of devices co-located at a geographic location can broadcast and receive identity information. The identity information can include a unique device identifier and a device description. The identity information can be exchanged between various electronic devices using a communication link having limited transmission range. Device identifiers and corresponding device descriptions included in the tokens can be associated with content on the device receiving the tokens. The device descriptions can be used as hints for assigning labels to the devices identified by device identifiers. The labels can be associated with the content. The labeled content can be classified, organized, indexed and searched based at least in part on the labels.