Metatagging Captions for Real-Time Event Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of captioned audio and video streams lack real-time access to additional information about events, requiring them to split their focus or use separate devices to retrieve information, which is not convenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for real-time metatagging of audio and video streams that generates a text file with metatag codes during events, allowing users to access additional information through embedded links within the caption text, using keystrokes or automated search capabilities, and transmitting this information as a live text stream.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users access additional information about events through separate devices or by splitting focus, then they can retrieve information, but their viewing experience is degraded and convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines caption text with metatag codes in a single integrated stream, allowing users to access additional information about events directly within the caption display without needing separate devices or splitting their focus. The metatags are embedded within the caption text itself, creating a unified interface that provides both basic captioning and additional event information simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces metatag codes as an intermediary element between the caption text and additional information sources. These metatags act as links or markers that can be interpreted by the receiving device to retrieve supplementary information about participants, events, or other details, thereby mediating the access to additional information without requiring users to switch contexts.
2Loss of information
If users use separate devices to look up information, then they can access detailed data, but their attention is divided from the event
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-embedding metatag codes within the caption stream before the user needs the information. The metatags are prepared in advance as part of the caption generation process, so when a user views the captions, the additional information links are already in place and ready for immediate access, eliminating the need for time-consuming lookups from separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the caption text enhanced with metatag codes that carry additional information about the event. This copied and enhanced caption stream can be displayed to the user while maintaining the original caption functionality, with the added metatags providing quick access to event details without requiring the user to leave the current viewing context.
3Productivity
If real-time metatagging is implemented, then users gain immediate access to additional information, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information delivery system into distinct functional components: the caption generation module that creates metatag codes, the transmission module that delivers the metatagged caption stream, and the receiving module that interprets and displays both the captions and additional information. This segmentation allows each component to be developed and optimized independently, managing overall system complexity while enabling real-time information access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal caption stream format that serves multiple functions: it provides basic event transcription, embeds metatag codes for additional information, and maintains compatibility with existing captioning infrastructure. This multi-functional approach allows the system to deliver enhanced information without requiring completely new infrastructure, thereby reducing the complexity increase that would result from a purely novel system.
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AI summary
A method for the real-time metatagging and captioning of an event. The method for the real-time metatagging and captioning of an event may include embedding metatag information in a caption file provided by a captioner. The embedded metatag information may allow a user to access additional information via the text of the captioned event. The metatag information may be embedded using a captioning device that creates both the text code and embeds the metatag code.