MDU Group Recording With Shared Copies to Cut Storage Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Storing unique copies of recorded content for each user in a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) quickly consumes storage space, leading to potential storage space shortages and increased costs for additional storage or deletion of old recordings.
Innovation Solution
Implement a method and device for group recording, using a MDU gateway device to identify common characteristics among users, generate shared recordings, and store a single copy of content for multiple users, managed by a machine learning model to optimize storage usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If unique copies of recorded content are stored for each user in an MDU, then each user can access their own recording independently, but storage space is quickly consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual recording copies into a single shared copy stored in a common storage area accessible by all MDU users. Instead of creating separate copies for each user recording the same content, the system consolidates these into one master copy that all authorized users can access, thereby reducing storage consumption while maintaining user access capability
Solution Approach 2:
The shared storage system provides universal access to recorded content across multiple users. A single recording stored in the common storage area serves multiple users simultaneously, making the storage resource multi-functional rather than dedicated to individual users. This allows the same storage space to fulfill recording access needs for numerous users
2Quantity of substance
If additional storage space is purchased to accommodate multiple user recordings, then storage capacity increases, but cost and management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple storage functions into a single centralized storage system. Rather than managing separate storage allocations for each user, the system uses one unified storage area that automatically serves all users, eliminating the need for complex storage management and additional hardware purchases
3Quantity of substance
If old recordings are deleted to free up storage space, then storage space becomes available, but recording history and user access are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The shared storage system allows a single recording to serve multiple users simultaneously, preventing the need to delete recordings to free space. The universal access capability means that even when multiple users have the same recording in their viewing history, only one physical copy needs to be retained, preserving recording history while maintaining space availability
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices for group recording are provided. In one example, a method includes: obtaining viewership data related to users of a multiple-dwelling unit (MDU), processing the viewership data to generate at least one user list that includes one or more common characteristics shared by the plurality of users, identifying at least one target content item, based on the one or more common characteristics for the at least one user list, determining at least one target recording item for group recording, based on the at least one target content item, automatically performing group recording of the at least one target recording item to correspondingly generate at least one shared recording, storing a copy of each shared recording in a storage device, and providing access to the content of the shared recording to a user of the MDU upon request by the user.