Media Data Conversion Optimization System

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems face challenges in maintaining data quality during the conversion of multimedia content from one format to another, often resulting in errors and degraded quality due to lossy conversion processes, and require significant processing power and time, which can be computationally complex and costly.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a conversion optimization system that captures and records key parameters during the initial conversion of multimedia content, allowing these parameters to be distributed to client systems for improved quality and faster conversion, thereby reducing processing overhead and simplifying client system requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If media data is converted from one format to another using traditional conversion methods, then the data can be accessed by systems requiring different formats, but the conversion process results in quality degradation and errors due to lossy conversion

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveformat compatibilityVSAvoiddata quality

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of the source media data to identify conversion parameters and characteristics before the actual conversion process. This preliminary action includes evaluating the source format, determining optimal conversion settings, and preparing conversion profiles that will be applied during the conversion process, thereby preventing quality degradation from arbitrary conversion settings

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts conversion parameters based on the source media characteristics and target format requirements. By changing parameters such as bitrate, resolution, encoding settings, and conversion algorithms according to the specific media being converted, the system maintains optimal quality across different format conversions while adapting to various source and destination format combinations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional format conversion is performed, then systems can access content in different formats, but the conversion requires significant processing power and time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveformat compatibilityVSAvoidconversion speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of the source media data to identify conversion parameters and characteristics before the actual conversion process. This preliminary action includes evaluating the source format, determining optimal conversion settings, and preparing conversion profiles that will be applied during the conversion process, thereby preventing quality degradation from arbitrary conversion settings

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts conversion parameters based on the source media characteristics and target format requirements. By changing parameters such as bitrate, resolution, encoding settings, and conversion algorithms according to the specific media being converted, the system maintains optimal quality across different format conversions while adapting to various source and destination format combinations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If complex conversion processes are used to maintain quality, then data quality can be preserved, but the conversion complexity and processing overhead increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata qualityVSAvoidconversion complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates and applies conversion profiles that capture optimal conversion settings based on source media characteristics. These profiles are essentially templates or copies of successful conversion configurations that can be reused across multiple conversions of similar media types, eliminating the need to perform complex analysis and parameter optimization for each individual conversion while maintaining consistent quality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts conversion parameters based on the source media characteristics and target format requirements. By changing parameters such as bitrate, resolution, encoding settings, and conversion algorithms according to the specific media being converted, the system maintains optimal quality across different format conversions while adapting to various source and destination format combinations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8392826B2Methods and systems for use in maintaining media data quality upon conversion to a different data format

Publication Date: 2013.03.05 ROVI PRODUCT CORP

AI summary

The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, identify parameters dictating the conversion to the second converted format, record the parameters, and distribute the recorded parameters to remote systems such that the parameters at least in part control the remote systems during a conversion of the media data to the second converted format.