Mobile Device Optical Pattern Detection for Interactive Media Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack an efficient method to notify users of upcoming interactive opportunities in programming content, such as TV shows or radio programs, across different devices and time zones, without manual intervention.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses mobile electronic devices equipped with optical detectors and timers to detect encoded patterns in media, decode them to identify programming content, and schedule alerts for users, incorporating geographic location and time zone data to provide interactive opportunity notifications through visual, auditory, or vibrational cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual intervention is used to notify users of upcoming programming content, then users can receive accurate notifications, but the system requires continuous human input and cannot operate automatically across different devices and time zones
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic notification by having the mobile device self-detect encoded patterns in programming content, self-obtain timing information, and self-schedule alerts without requiring manual user input. The device autonomously monitors for interactive opportunities and manages its own notification schedule across different time zones.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of encoded patterns and obtains timing information in advance of the actual programming content. Alerts are scheduled beforehand at calculated times before the programming content begins, ensuring users are notified automatically without manual intervention while maintaining accuracy through pre-computed timing based on time zone data.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides detailed interactive opportunity notifications, then user engagement is enhanced, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses encoded patterns as intermediaries to convey information about interactive opportunities. Instead of requiring complex direct communication between the programming content and the notification system, the encoded patterns serve as a simplified mediator that carries essential timing and identification information, reducing system complexity while maintaining versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system monitors multiple devices and time zones simultaneously, then user coverage is expanded, but the computational burden and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the notification task into segments, with each mobile device independently handling its own local time zone and device-specific monitoring. Instead of one system managing all devices centrally, each device segments the work by autonomously detecting encoded patterns relevant to its location and scheduling local alerts, reducing overall computational burden and power consumption while maintaining multi-device support.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to receive timely notifications of interactive opportunities in programming content across various devices and time zones, enhancing user engagement and interaction with media content.
Implementation Method 1
A bar code or other another type of encoded pattern may be detected optically from printed matter or a display device
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and system for encoded information processing are described. In one embodiment, an encoded pattern may be optically detected from source media. The encoded pattern may be associated with programming content of a content source. The encoded pattern may be decoded to reproduce encoded data. The programming content may be identified based on reproduction of the encoded data. A scheduled start time of the programming content may be obtained. When a current device time is within a notification time qualification of the scheduled start time, a programming content start alert may be generated. An interactive opportunity notification associated with the programming content may be provided based on generation of the programming content start alert. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.