Multimedia Container Conditioner for Interoperability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multimedia messaging systems face interoperability issues due to incompatibilities between different networks and devices, leading to unsuccessful message delivery and a lack of notification to users about modifications made during transcoding processes.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a container conditioner and an editing engine that inspects and modifies data containers to ensure compatibility with receiving devices, while generating notifications about modifications, including the removal of malicious content and format adaptations, using a versatile dictionary for comprehensible displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic transcoding is performed to adapt multimedia content to different devices, then interoperability and universal access are improved, but message delivery reliability deteriorates due to incompatible capabilities between terminals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message server as an intermediary component that mediates between the originating terminal and destination terminal. The server performs transcoding operations on multimedia messages, converting content from one format to another to ensure compatibility with the receiving device's capabilities while maintaining reliable message delivery through centralized control
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes message parameters including encoding methods, file formats, and message size based on the capabilities of the destination terminal. The message server retrieves device capability information and adjusts transcoding parameters accordingly to ensure successful delivery while maintaining interoperability across different device types
2Adaptability or versatility
If content elements are altered or removed during adaptation, then compatibility with receiving devices is improved, but information loss occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system generates and delivers notifications to both the recipient and sender about modifications made during transcoding. The message server provides feedback information regarding which content elements were altered or removed, allowing users to be informed about the extent of information loss while maintaining necessary compatibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary transcoding operations before message delivery to assess what modifications are needed. By pre-processing the message and evaluating compatibility requirements, the system can make informed decisions about content alteration while minimizing unnecessary information loss and preparing appropriate notifications in advance
3Reliability
If transcoding operations are performed to resolve incompatibility, then message deliverability is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The message server performs preliminary capability assessment and determines transcoding requirements before actual message transmission. By pre-evaluating device compatibility and preparing transcoding configurations in advance, the system reduces the time required during actual message delivery while ensuring successful transcoding when needed
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AI summary
A method for conditioning multimedia containers to be compatible with decoding facilities of receivers of diverse types is disclosed. Content of a multimedia container may include components of different encoding formats. Container conditioning also detects and, where feasible, removes undesirable insertions within each content component of a multimedia container. A content component of a container may be filtered, re-encoded, or deleted. Notifications indicating conditions of a container and any modifications performed are appended to the container. A notification may be presented in at least one form compatible with characteristics of a respective receiver. An editing engine implementing the method is associated with a network entity to which multimedia containers are directed. The editing engine accesses a receiver database storing information on several types of receivers and a repository of notification templates encoded in several forms.