Context Data Tags for Wireless Multimedia Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless mobile communication devices face limitations in power, storage, and processing capabilities, which hinder the convenient use and organization of data, particularly in tagging multimedia files with context information such as location, time, and user preferences.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for tagging data with context data tags in wireless devices, utilizing user preference information stored within or externally, which enables dynamic and contemporaneous tagging of multimedia files with attributes like time, date, location, subject, scheduling, and biometric information, leveraging scheduling applications, biometric sensors, and digital picture analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If data tagging with context information is implemented in wireless mobile communication devices, then data organization and identification efficiency is improved, but device power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs tagging operations in advance by capturing context information (location, time, biometric data) at the moment data is generated, rather than requiring later processing. This preliminary tagging reduces subsequent power consumption during data retrieval and organization operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces context information as an intermediary layer between raw multimedia data and user queries. Instead of directly searching through large volumes of multimedia files, the system uses context tags (location, time, biometric identifiers) as intermediaries to efficiently filter and retrieve relevant data, improving organization efficiency without requiring intensive processing of the actual media files.
2Measurement precision
If context data tagging is performed on all multimedia files, then data retrieval accuracy is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different tagging strategies to different types of data and different user contexts. Not all multimedia files receive the same level of context tagging - instead, tagging depth and granularity are adjusted locally based on data type, user preferences, and situational context, maintaining high retrieval accuracy for critical data while reducing processing overhead for less important files.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements selective tagging where only essential context information is captured for all files, while additional detailed tagging is applied only to specific files based on user needs. This partial action approach ensures sufficient retrieval accuracy without the computational burden of comprehensive tagging on every single file.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple context attributes are captured and stored with each data file, then data identification capability is improved, but storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system organizes context information in a multi-dimensional structure where tags are arranged hierarchically (e.g., location from general to specific, time from broad periods to precise moments). This dimensional organization allows efficient querying along different axes without requiring all context data to be stored at the same storage level, optimizing both identification capability and storage efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal context tagging framework where a single set of context attributes serves multiple identification purposes simultaneously. For example, location tags not only identify where data was captured but also enable filtering by geographic region, proximity-based searches, and location-based routing, reducing the need for separate storage of multiple redundant attribute sets.
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AI summary
A wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may be utilized to generate and/or maintain multimedia data files. Context data tags may be created to tag the generated multimedia data files, enabling identification of multimedia data files without directly accessing the contents of the multimedia data files. Context data tags may comprise such attributes as time/date stamps, location, subject, environment, scheduling, and/or biometric information. The WMC device may maintain user preference information, which is unique to the WMC device capabilities and/or to a specific device user. The user preference information may be utilized to specify attributes that may be utilized in creating context data tags for multimedia data files. The user preference information may be maintained in the WMC device and/or externally. Tagging operation may be performed dynamically, and a remote device may be utilized to perform tagging operations and/or to maintain the user preference information.