Media Processing Engine Selective Transcoding for Seamless Playback
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for generating personalized media programs consume large amounts of bandwidth and processing power, making it inefficient to produce and distribute these programs to a large user base, as they require downloading and transcoding all source media clips.
Innovation Solution
A media processing engine that selectively transcodes only portions of media clips, generates transition clips, and updates playback data to ensure seamless playback, reducing the need for extensive bandwidth and processing power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all source media clips are downloaded and transcoded to generate personalized media programs, then seamless playback is achieved, but bandwidth and processing power consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the media clips into segments and only processes the portions needed for transitions rather than processing all clips. The playback data structure segments the media program into clips with transition indicators, allowing selective processing of only the transition portions (e.g., last 2 seconds of each clip) rather than entire clips, significantly reducing processing power and bandwidth requirements while maintaining seamless playback quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the necessary transition portions from each media clip for processing. Instead of transcoding all source media clips, the system extracts and processes only the transition segments (e.g., the last 2 seconds of each clip) that are needed for seamless transitions, while the bulk of the media content can be played back as-is or with minimal processing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all source media clips are downloaded and transcoded, then personalized media programs can be generated, but the system cannot scale to serve hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by processing only the necessary portions of media clips (transition segments) rather than all clips. This selective processing approach enables the system to generate personalized media programs for many users simultaneously without requiring excessive processing power, as only the transition portions need to be transcoded and prepared for each user's personalized program.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-processing and storing transition portions of media clips before they are needed for personalized program generation. The system pre-extracts and stores transition segments (e.g., last 2 seconds of each clip) so that when personalized programs need to be generated for multiple users, these pre-prepared transition portions can be quickly assembled without requiring extensive real-time processing for each user.
3Adaptability or versatility
If personalized media programs are generated on demand for individual users, then user preferences are accurately reflected, but the processing time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the media program into individual clips with transition indicators, allowing the system to process only the transition portions (e.g., last 2 seconds of each clip) rather than entire clips. This segmentation enables personalized programs to be generated quickly for individual users by processing only the necessary transition segments, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining accurate reflection of user preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the necessary transition portions from each media clip for processing. Instead of processing all source media clips to generate personalized programs, the system extracts and processes only the transition segments that are needed for seamless transitions, reducing processing time and resource consumption while still achieving accurate personalization.
Data Source
AI summary
A media processing engine selectively transcodes only a portion of the media clips to be included in a personalized media program and generates playback data that allows seamless playback of the personalized media program. The media processing engine analyzes initial playback data associated with the media program that indicates the media clips needed to generate the personalized media program. The media processing engine identifies one or more transitions between media clips in the personalized media program and determines specific segments of those media clips that are associated with the identified transition(s). The media processing engine performs transcoding operations with the determined segments of the media clips to generate one or more transition clips. The media processing engine then updates the initial playback data to indicate that the transition clip(s) should be played during the corresponding transition(s) between the associated media clips.