Label Creating Apparatus Automating Video Program Metadata Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional label creating apparatuses are unable to efficiently create labels for multiple video-recorded programs, particularly series programs, as they lack the capability to automatically summarize and organize program information after recording, requiring manual intervention.
Innovation Solution
A label creating apparatus and program that receive and store program information, associate video-recorded data with program metadata, and use templates to automatically generate labels for video-recorded programs, allowing for easy creation of labels for multiple programs by selecting and arranging relevant information such as titles, subtitles, performers, and broadcast times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional label creating apparatus is used to create labels for multiple video-recorded programs, then manual intervention is required for each program, but this results in low productivity and high loss of time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically searching for and summarizing program information from multiple sources (EPG data, video metadata, user input) before label creation is requested. This pre-processing of information allows rapid label generation when needed, resolving the contradiction between productivity and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The label creating apparatus performs self-service by automatically gathering program information from various sources, summarizing it, and generating labels without requiring manual intervention for each program. The system serves itself by automating the entire workflow from information collection to label output, dramatically improving productivity while eliminating time-consuming manual operations.
2Ease of operation
If conventional label creating apparatus is used for series programs, then manual summarization is required, but this increases device complexity and difficulty of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary summarization component that automatically processes program information from multiple sources and generates consolidated summaries. This intermediary layer handles the complex information processing internally, presenting a simple interface to users and improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through automated intermediate processing steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing is segmented into distinct functional modules: information collection from multiple sources, summarization processing, and label generation. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining ease of operation through modular, manageable processing stages.
3Reliability
If program information is stored and associated for multiple programs, then accurate label creation is possible, but this increases loss of information management complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges program information from multiple sources (EPG data, video metadata, user input) into a unified information structure with standardized formats and consistent data models. This merging approach ensures accurate label creation by consolidating information while reducing management complexity through unified data handling and standardized processing protocols.
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AI summary
To program video-recording (YES at S1), the process receives EPG data to accumulate information of a program to be video-recorded into an EPG information DB (S4). To create a label immediately (YES at S5), the process uses the accumulated EPG information to create the label by arranging a template arbitrarily (S9). To create a label of a program previously video-recorded (YES at S7), the process searches the EPG information DB for the EPG information associated with video-recorded data during video-recording (S8). If there is a plurality of programs for which a label is to be created, the process determines whether they constitute a program series and, if such is the case, can use a dedicated template to create the label. If the plurality of programs does not constitute a program series, the process can use the template or arbitrarily arrange it to create the label.