Multimedia Content Organization via Embedded Parameter Identifiers

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Solution Overview

Problem

The organization and playback of multimedia content are cumbersome and time-consuming due to the lack of effective organization methods, often resulting in users having to sift through irrelevant content to find relevant material.

Innovation Solution

The system generates, organizes, and plays back multimedia content by utilizing parameter data such as location, time, and biometric data to categorize and prioritize content, allowing for automated organization and personalized playback experiences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If content is simply maintained in storage device in recorded order, then storage is simple, but organization is difficult and playback is time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage simplicityVSAvoidorganization time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary organization of content by detecting geographic locations and timestamps during the recording process itself. Location parameters and timestamp data are automatically embedded in the content metadata at the time of capture, so that when playback occurs, the content is already organized and ready for immediate retrieval without requiring manual sorting or review later.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If content is organized manually, then organization quality improves, but user interaction and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveorganization qualityVSAvoiduser interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically organizes content itself by detecting geographic locations, timestamps, and other parameters during recording. The content is self-tagged with metadata that enables automatic sorting and retrieval based on location-based playback styles, eliminating the need for manual user intervention while maintaining high organization quality through automated geospatial indexing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical organization processes with automated electronic systems. Geographic location detection devices, timestamp generators, and computer processors automatically perform the organization function that would otherwise require manual user sorting and categorization, substituting electronic automation for mechanical user actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If content is played back in recorded order, then playback process is simple, but relevant content cannot be quickly accessed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplayback process simplicityVSAvoidcontent retrieval time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments content into location-based groups using geographic parameters. Content is divided into discrete segments associated with specific geographic locations and timestamps, allowing the playback system to retrieve only the relevant location-based segments rather than playing through all content sequentially, thus enabling quick access to relevant material while maintaining simple automated playback operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

4Productivity

If location data is detected and recorded with content, then content organization improves, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent organization efficiencyVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses universal geographic location parameters (latitude, longitude, altitude) and standardized timestamp formats that can be applied to all content types regardless of format or source. This multi-functional approach allows the same location-based organization system to handle photos, videos, and other media uniformly, improving organization efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity through standardized data structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9292516B2Generation, organization and/or playing back of content based on incorporated parameter identifiers
Publication Date: 2016.03.22 ADEIA TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

The present embodiments provide methods and systems for use in generating, organizing, and/or playing back multimedia content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in organizing source content by accessing a plurality of media content having parameter data associated with each of the media content, identifying a first organizational style, identifying a first parameter data according to the first organizational style, analyzing the parameter data of each of the plurality of media content relative to the first parameter data, organizing the plurality of media content as the parameter data for each of the plurality of media content relates to the identified first parameter data according to the first organizational style, and generating an output content incorporating the plurality of media content as organized according to the first organizational style.