Keyed Memory Device for Coded Content Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack a system that allows users to record and output specific audio or video content based on coded input signals, limiting their ability to store and retrieve user-generated content in a user-friendly and secure manner.
Innovation Solution
An electronic system that includes a code reader, memory, and controller to store and output user-generated content based on specific accessory codes, allowing users to input and retrieve content using coded signals through a secure and intuitive interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user input signals are stored without code association, then storage is simple, but retrieval cannot be based on specific code signals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the storage system into code signals and input signals as separate but associated entities. Each code signal is linked to specific input signals (audio, video, images) in the memory, allowing selective retrieval based on code signals while maintaining organized storage structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The code signals act as an intermediary between the user and the stored content. Instead of directly storing content with retrieval criteria, the system uses code signals as a mediator that users input to retrieve specific associated content from memory, simplifying the retrieval process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories with different codes are supported, then system versatility increases, but code reading and management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The code reader is designed to universally read different types of codes from various accessories (first codes from first accessories, second codes from second accessories). The system handles multiple accessory types through a single unified code reading mechanism, reducing the need for separate management systems for each accessory type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses code signals as representations or copies of accessory identification information. Instead of directly managing complex accessory data, the system uses simplified code signals that convey essential identification information, making code management less complex while maintaining versatility.
3Reliability
If code signals are used to retrieve recorded content, then secure and organized retrieval is achieved, but the system requires additional components (code reader, controller)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into integrated components: the code reader integrates with the processor to read codes and generate signals, the memory integrates storage of both code signals and input signals, and the processor coordinates all operations. This merging reduces the number of separate components needed while maintaining secure and organized retrieval capability.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic system is configured to receive input content (e.g., audio content, video content and/or other content) from a user and convert the input content to input signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, etc.) that are stored in an electronic storage medium, where the input signals correspond with specific code signals. The recorded input signals are output based upon specific code signals input to the electronic device. For example, the electronic system can include an electronic device and at least one accessory associated with the electronic device, where the accessory includes an accessory code that is readable by a code reader of the electronic device.