Time-Based Media Content Arrangement for Faster Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for retrieving and managing media content in devices are complex, requiring significant user effort to find desired content.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that arrange media content based on time information extracted from metadata, allowing classification and display of content using time intervals and items, with optional filtering options to facilitate easy retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional content arrangement functions are used, then content management capability is provided, but user effort and time required to find desired content increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of content arrangement from conventional complex hierarchical or categorical organization to simple time-based organization. By extracting time information from metadata and arranging contents chronologically with time items (years, months, days), the system reduces the complexity of arrangement functions while improving retrieval speed and user experience.
2Ease of operation
If complex arrangement functions are implemented, then content classification capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts time information from content metadata and separates it as the primary arrangement criterion. By taking out the time parameter from the complex web of conventional arrangement functions (categories, tags, creators, etc.), the system simplifies the user interface and operation while maintaining effective content classification and retrieval capabilities.
3Measurement precision
If simple arrangement methods are used, then ease of operation is improved, but content classification precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary extraction of time information from content metadata during the content management process. By preparing and organizing time data in advance (extracting year, month, day from timestamps), the system enables precise chronological classification without requiring complex arrangement functions during user operation, thus maintaining both precision and simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A content arranging method and apparatus in a media equipment and recording medium that stores a program source associated with the method are provided. The content arranging method includes extracting time information associated with stored contents from meta data of each of the stored contents, classifying the stored contents based on the extracted time information and a time interval for arranging the stored contents, determining at least one time item corresponding to the time interval, and arranging each of the classified contents under a corresponding time item. The method arranges the stored contents in the media equipment based on a time so that a user readily retrieves a desired content.