Media Content Transcoding and Error Correction System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in recording and processing media content from public networks, such as the Internet, especially when presentations overlap or when they want to share recorded content with others, due to technological limitations in formatting and playback compatibility.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allow users to select media content from public networks, process it based on user settings, including error correction, transcoding, and tagging, and store it for playback on various devices, enabling sharing and playback on different platforms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users record media content from public networks, then they can access presentations for later viewing, but they face technological challenges in formatting and playback compatibility

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplayback compatibilityVSAvoidformatting complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the media content into multiple formatted versions simultaneously, creating different playback-compatible copies with varying resolutions, codecs, and formats. This allows a single recording to be adapted for multiple playback devices without requiring complex manual formatting by the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically changes multiple parameters of the recorded media content including resolution, bitrate, codec type, and file format based on predetermined profiles. This transforms the original content into multiple versions optimized for different playback devices, resolving the compatibility issue while maintaining simplicity for the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If users want to share recorded presentations with others, then they can make content available to multiple people, but arranging recording in a useful format is technologically challenging

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesharing capabilityVSAvoidformat arrangement complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates universally compatible media formats that can be played across multiple devices and platforms. By generating multiple format versions simultaneously, the recorded presentation becomes shareable with diverse audiences without requiring the user to manually arrange different formats for different recipients.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If users record overlapping presentations, then they can capture multiple events, but managing and organizing the recordings becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverecording efficiencyVSAvoidorganization complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary organization and formatting of recordings at the time of capture. Each recording is automatically tagged, formatted, and stored with metadata that facilitates easy retrieval and management, even when multiple presentations are recorded simultaneously or overlapping. This preliminary processing eliminates the need for complex post-recording organization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9906830B2Systems and methods for producing processed media content

Publication Date: 2018.02.27 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P

AI summary

In a particular embodiment, a method includes processing, at a network computing device, media content received from a media source to generate processed media content based on one or more settings received via a user interface. The user interface includes an option to add forward error correction to the processed media content. The method further includes initiating storage of the processed media content at a memory device.