Selective Media Recording via Interest Metadata
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital video recorders and media content delivery systems lack the ability to allow users to record and view only specific, interesting portions of media content, such as exciting moments of a sporting event, rather than the entire event.
Innovation Solution
A media processing device that selectively records portions of a video stream determined to be of interest to the viewer by using metadata with interest data, such as excitement ratings, and generates clips that can be stored and presented to the user, allowing for custom programming based on user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user records the entire media content, then the user can view all portions of the content, but the user cannot selectively view only the interesting portions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the continuous media content into discrete clips based on interest data. The recording device divides the media stream into multiple segments and selectively records only those segments that meet the user's interest criteria, enabling the user to review only the interesting portions rather than the entire content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and isolates specific portions of media content that are deemed interesting based on interest data. The system identifies and extracts only the relevant clips from the full media stream, separating them from the non-interest portions, thereby allowing users to access only the valuable content.
2Loss of time
If a user does not follow the entire media content, then the user saves time, but the user may miss important interesting portions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary analysis of media content using interest data before recording. The system continuously monitors the media stream and pre-identifies segments that are likely to be interesting to the user based on predefined interest criteria, ensuring that these segments are captured before the user needs to review them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms where interest data is continuously fed back to the recording device. This feedback loop allows the system to adjust its recording decisions in real-time based on the media content being broadcast, ensuring that interesting portions are reliably captured while maintaining time efficiency for the user.
3Reliability
If the system records all media content, then no interesting portions are missed, but the storage requirements and processing load increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by treating different portions of the media stream differently. Instead of uniformly processing the entire content, the system applies selective recording only to segments that meet the interest criteria, reducing processing and storage requirements for non-interest portions while maintaining complete recording for interesting segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the recording parameter from binary (record everything or nothing) to conditional (record only when interest data meets criteria). This parameter change enables the system to adjust its recording behavior dynamically based on the media content, reducing overall processing and storage load while maintaining reliability for important segments.
Data Source
AI summary
A stream of media content is received in a media device. A value is determined in metadata of the media content relating to an indicia of interest in a portion of the media content. A first clip including the portion of the media content is stored based at least in part on the indicia of interest, whereby the first clip is made available for later retrieval.