Customized Program Lineup for Pre-Broadcast Media Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional systems, such as personal video recorders (PVRs), are unable to adjust the original broadcast time of media assets, limiting users to playback only after the original broadcast and preventing viewing before the scheduled time.
Innovation Solution
Systems and methods that allow users to define a customized program lineup by modifying media assets' transmission times, enabling users to request and receive media assets at different times through a processing device that updates the program guide and retrieves media assets from various content sources, including on-demand servers, to provide seamless access at user-specified times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If PVRs record media assets onto digital storage devices for later playback, then users can access media assets after the original broadcast time, but users are unable to view media assets prior to their originally scheduled broadcast time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by recording media assets from scheduled broadcasts in advance and storing them in a digital storage device. This allows the media asset to be available before its originally scheduled broadcast time, enabling users to view content at convenient times including before the original broadcast.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the playback schedule of recorded media assets based on user preferences and availability. The playback time is no longer fixed to the original broadcast schedule but can be modified within an availability window, making the system adaptable to different user needs.
2Ease of operation
If users define customized program lineups by modifying media assets from originally-scheduled transmission times, then users can access media assets at convenient times, but the system complexity increases to manage customized schedules
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the media asset management into distinct components: original broadcast schedule, recorded copies in storage, and customized playback schedule. This segmentation allows independent management of each component, simplifying the overall system while enabling customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital storage device acts as an intermediary between the original broadcast source and the user's playback device. It decouples the original transmission schedule from the user's viewing schedule, allowing customization without direct complexity in the playback system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides personalized program lineups to individual users, then each user gets a personalized viewing experience, but other users in the media distribution network continue to see media assets at originally-scheduled transmission times
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by implementing customized playback schedules at the individual user level rather than system-wide. Each user's device independently manages their own customized schedule while the overall distribution network maintains original schedules for other users, allowing personalization without affecting others.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for delivering content according to a customized program lineup are provided. A content source transmits a plurality of media assets in a first schedule according to scheduled transmission times. A processing device may receive a user input to receive the media assets in a second schedule different from the first schedule. When a request to access the content source is received, the processing device may automatically determine, based on the second schedule, whether the user has requested a different media asset than the originally-scheduled asset at the time of the request. If the user has requested a different media asset, the processing device may automatically receive and provide the different media asset instead of the originally-scheduled asset.