Mobile Recording Audible Tagging for Interruption Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile devices lack effective management capabilities for multimedia communication recordings, particularly in handling interruptions and resumptions during communications, which limits their functionality and resource efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for managing multimedia communication recordings in mobile devices, involving the detection of interruption and resumption events, and the insertion of audible tags with descriptors into recordings, utilizing a processor and memory to store and generate these tags from pre-recorded audio files.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile devices store and manage multimedia communication recordings with interruption and resumption events, then the functionality and information completeness are improved, but the storage space and computational resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential information about interruption and resumption events from the full recording, storing only metadata (timestamps, event types) rather than the complete audio content. This allows the device to manage recording events effectively while minimizing storage space consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The recording is segmented into distinct events (interruption, resumption) with separate metadata entries. Each event is captured as discrete information points rather than continuous data, enabling efficient storage and management of recording characteristics without requiring full recording storage.
2Ease of operation
If mobile devices provide comprehensive recording management capabilities, then the usability and information completeness are improved, but the computational resources and processing time are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining event detection criteria and metadata structures before recordings occur. This allows the device to automatically manage recordings using predetermined rules, reducing computational resources during actual recording management while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The recording management system operates autonomously by automatically detecting interruptions, identifying resumption events, and managing metadata without requiring user intervention. This self-service approach improves usability while minimizing computational resource consumption through automated processing.
3Device complexity
If mobile devices use traditional recording management methods, then the implementation simplicity is maintained, but the battery life and energy efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By extracting and storing only essential event metadata rather than continuous recording data, the system significantly reduces the amount of data processing and storage operations required. This minimizes energy consumption during recording management while maintaining implementation simplicity through straightforward metadata handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses periodic action by monitoring for specific event conditions (interruption and resumption) rather than continuously processing all recording data. This event-driven approach maintains implementation simplicity while improving battery life by performing computations only when necessary events occur.
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AI summary
According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for managing multimedia communication recordings in a mobile electronic device are provided. The method comprises recording a multimedia communication and storing the recording in a memory of the mobile electronic device; detecting at least one event indicating an interruption in the communication; detecting at least one further event indicating that the communication has resumed; responsive to detecting at least one further event, inserting an audible tag in the recording, the audible tag including at least one descriptor for the at least one event.