Mixed Media Communication System for Rich Multimedia Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication technologies limit the flexibility and type of multimedia messages that can be sent between devices, restricting users' ability to combine different media types effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for creating and sending mixed media communications that combine images, audio, video, text, and animations, allowing users to capture and send multimedia messages that can be edited and displayed in various formats across networks, using devices with multimodal sensors and user interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional communication technologies are used, then communication simplicity is maintained, but media combination flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple media types (images, audio, video, text, animations) into a single mixed media communication package. The system merges these different media forms into one unified communication structure that can be transmitted together, allowing users to send rich multimedia messages that integrate multiple content types in a single communication unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication system is designed to handle multiple media types through a single unified framework. The system can process, transmit, and display images, audio, video, text, and animations all through the same communication protocol, making the system universally applicable to various media formats without requiring separate specialized channels for each media type.
2Loss of information
If rich multimedia content is sent, then information completeness is improved, but data size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mixed media communication is segmented into distinct media components (images, audio tracks, video clips, text elements, animations), each of which can be independently compressed, encoded, and transmitted. This segmentation allows for optimized data handling where each media type can be compressed using appropriate algorithms, reducing overall data size while preserving complete information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts compression parameters and data encoding based on the specific media types and their importance. By changing compression ratios, encoding formats, and data transmission parameters according to the content requirements, the system maintains information completeness while minimizing data size through adaptive parameter optimization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multimedia messages are created with multiple media types, then communication expressiveness is improved, but message creation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides pre-configured templates and automatic media assembly functions that perform preliminary organization of multiple media types. Users can select from pre-designed communication templates that automatically arrange images, audio, video, text, and animations in logical sequences, reducing the manual complexity of creating mixed media messages while maintaining high expressiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that automatically handles the complexity of combining different media types. This intermediary layer manages media compatibility, timing synchronization, and format conversion, allowing users to simply provide their content without needing to manually integrate multiple media formats, thus maintaining ease of operation despite the rich multimedia capabilities.
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Methods and systems for communicating with a mixed media communication. An image is captured via an image capturing device associated with a device. An audio message is captured related to the image via a microphone associated with the device. A communication is sent from the device to a second device, wherein the communication comprises the image and the audio message, such that the second device will automatically display the image and play the audio message upon accessing the communication.