Media Device Enhanced Data Retrieval via Broadcast Identifier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing broadcast radio systems are limited in the amount, quality, and type of media data they can transmit, primarily due to the small size of broadcast media data, which restricts the transmission of enhanced media data such as detailed graphics or video-based data, and lack specificity to target media devices with varying capabilities and user preferences.
Innovation Solution
A media device with a broadcast receiver and transceiver that retrieves enhanced media data from a media server using a media identifier associated with the broadcast media, allowing for the reception and processing of various types of enhanced data based on device capabilities and user preferences, including album art, artist information, and metadata, through a wireless data channel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If broadcast radio systems use traditional broadcast media data transmission, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is maintained, but the quantity and quality of media data transmitted is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments media data transmission into two parts: essential broadcast media data transmitted via traditional radio waves, and enhanced media data transmitted separately through data networks. This segmentation allows the system to provide both small amounts of data via simple broadcast and large amounts of enhanced data via network infrastructure, resolving the contradiction between data quantity and system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a data network as an intermediary between the broadcast system and the media device. This intermediary handles the transmission of enhanced media data, allowing the traditional broadcast system to remain simple while enabling access to large quantities of high-quality media data through the network infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If broadcast media data is transmitted to all radio receivers, then ease of operation is maintained and device compatibility is improved, but adaptability to specific device capabilities and user preferences deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by having the media device send its capability information and user preferences to the server in advance. The server then uses this information to pre-configure the retrieval request, ensuring that the device receives data tailored to its specific capabilities and the user's preferences without requiring complex real-time adaptation logic at the device level.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the media device provides information about its capabilities and user preferences to the server. The server uses this feedback to adjust and customize the enhanced media data retrieval, enabling adaptability to specific devices while keeping the device complexity low since the adaptation logic resides on the server side.
3Loss of information
If traditional RDS broadcast media data is used, then ease of manufacture and device compatibility are improved, but the quality and type of media data (e.g., detailed graphics, video) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two different data transmission systems: the traditional RDS broadcast system and modern data networks. The RDS system provides basic broadcast media data and identifiers, while the data network supplements this with high-quality enhanced media data such as detailed graphics and video. This combination allows the system to overcome the limitations of RDS data size while maintaining compatibility with existing broadcast infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimension broadcast model to a multi-dimensional data delivery model. While RDS provides one-dimensional audio broadcast, the patent adds another dimension by retrieving enhanced media data through network connections, enabling delivery of rich media content that exceeds the capabilities of traditional broadcast alone.
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AI summary
A personal media device including a broadcast receiver that receives broadcast media and broadcast media data from a broadcast source where the broadcast media data includes a media identifier associated with the broadcast media. The media device also includes a data transceiver that sends a retrieval request to a media server for enhanced media data where the retrieval request includes the media identifier and receives the enhanced media data via a wireless data channel. The media device further includes a processor that performs a media device operation in response to the received enhanced media data.