Layered Content Identifier for Metadata Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content management systems face challenges in accurately identifying and providing metadata for content, especially when content is publicly available and has incomplete or incorrect metadata, leading to confusion and lower consumption rates.
Innovation Solution
A Content ID System is introduced, which computes a content identifier from a media content signal, forms a layered content identifier including the content identifier, identity provider identifier, and metadata claim, and issues a resolution request to a routing service to retrieve metadata, enabling accurate identification and management of content across various environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional content identification methods are used for publicly available content, then content can be accessed, but metadata accuracy deteriorates leading to confusion and lower consumption rates
Solution Approach 1:
The content identifier is segmented into multiple hierarchical layers: a first layer identifier embedded in the content signal itself, and a second layer identifier formed by combining the first layer identifier with an identity provider identifier. This segmentation allows different parts of the identification system to serve different functions - the first layer provides content-specific identification while the second layer enables provider-specific metadata resolution, thereby improving metadata accuracy without affecting content accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary routing service that receives the layered content identifier and resolves it to obtain accurate metadata from the appropriate identity provider. This intermediary acts as a mediator between the content identifier and the metadata storage, ensuring that even when content is publicly available, the routing service can retrieve precise metadata by interpreting the layered identifier structure, thus maintaining both accessibility and metadata accuracy.
2Speed
If a simple content identifier is used, then content identification is fast, but metadata resolution accuracy deteriorates when content is publicly available
Solution Approach 1:
The identification system is segmented into two processing stages: first, the content-specific identifier is extracted directly from the content signal for rapid initial identification; second, this identifier is combined with the identity provider identifier for precise metadata resolution. This segmentation enables the system to maintain fast identification speed at the first layer while achieving high metadata resolution accuracy at the second layer through the routing service.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds an additional dimension to the content identifier by incorporating the identity provider identifier as a separate layer. This dimensional expansion transforms a simple flat identifier into a structured layered identifier that contains both content-specific and provider-specific information, enabling the routing service to resolve metadata with high accuracy without significantly impacting the overall identification speed.
3Loss of information
If metadata is embedded directly in content, then metadata availability is high, but system complexity increases and scalability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts metadata from the content itself and stores it separately at the identity provider, leaving only a compact content-specific identifier embedded in the content. This extraction separates the bulky metadata from the content, maintaining metadata availability through the layered identifier system while significantly reducing system complexity and improving scalability compared to embedding all metadata directly in each content item.
Solution Approach 2:
The routing service acts as an intermediary that manages the complexity of metadata resolution without requiring this complexity to be embedded in the content. It receives the layered content identifier, interprets it to determine the appropriate identity provider, and retrieves the corresponding metadata. This intermediary approach maintains high metadata availability while centralizing the complexity management, thereby reducing overall system complexity and enhancing scalability.
4Ease of operation
If a unified content identification system is used, then ease of operation is high, but adaptability to different content types and providers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal layered content identifier structure that can identify different types of content (audio, video, images) from multiple identity providers through a single unified framework. The first layer identifier provides content-type-agnostic identification while the second layer accommodates provider-specific variations, enabling the system to maintain ease of operation with a single identification mechanism while adapting to diverse content types and providers through the flexible layered structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The identifier is segmented into a content-specific first layer and a provider-specific second layer, allowing the unified system to adapt to different content types and providers. The segmentation enables each layer to specialize - the first layer handles content identification universally while the second layer adapts to provider-specific requirements, thereby maintaining both ease of operation and adaptability simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
This invention generally relates to methods and systems for associating and identifying content, including both physical and electronic objects, with metadata through networks. The invention also generally relates to routing systems for handling requests including content identifiers. One claimed method is provided for media content identity resolution. The method includes: computing a content identifier from a media content signal; forming a layered content identifier, the layered content identifier including the content identifier, an identity provider identifier and a metadata claim; issuing a resolution request to a routing service to get metadata associated with the layered content identifier, the routing service interpreting the layered content identifier by forwarding the metadata claim to an identity provider identified by the identity provider identifier; and receiving in response to the resolution request, the metadata associated with the layered content identifier. Of course, other combinations are provided and claimed as well.