Music Delivery System Using Speech-Based Interactive Documents

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional music distribution systems burden users with the need to download and carry music recording media, limiting access to stored music and increasing costs, as they require users to bring physical media into vehicles for playback.

Innovation Solution

A music delivery system that allows users to upload music data from personal devices to a server, generating interactive procedure data for downloading desired music files via a car navigation system using speech-based interaction, enabling access to stored music without physical media and reducing costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users download and bring music recording media into vehicles using conventional music distribution systems, then users can access their music collection, but the number of media that can be carried is limited and it becomes cumbersome

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of music accessVSAvoidnumber of music media
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a digital copy of the user's music collection stored on their personal computer and uploads it to a server. This allows the music data to be replicated and accessed from multiple locations (home PC, vehicle terminal, anywhere with internet connection) without physically transporting the original media. The music data is copied from the user's PC to the server, enabling seamless access without carrying physical discs or media.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

A server acts as an intermediary between the user's personal computer and the vehicle terminal. The server receives music data uploads from the user's PC, stores it, and provides download capabilities to the vehicle terminal. This intermediary system eliminates the need for direct connection or physical media transfer, allowing users to access their music collection from anywhere in the world through the network.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If users use conventional music distribution systems to download music, then users can access music files, but users are forced to pay for music that has already been purchased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemusic retrieval efficiencyVSAvoidcost to download
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows users to upload their own music collection from their personal computer to the server, creating a personal music repository. When accessing music from the vehicle terminal, the system automatically retrieves files from this user-owned collection without requiring additional purchases. The user's existing music library serves itself, eliminating the need to pay again for already owned music.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The user performs a preliminary action of uploading their music collection to the server in advance. This pre-upload enables subsequent quick and free access from the vehicle terminal without needing to pay for downloads. The preliminary upload creates a ready-to-access repository that can be freely retrieved from any location.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system dynamically generates interactive procedure data for each music upload, then speech-based interaction becomes possible, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech interaction capabilityVSAvoidprocedure data generation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The interactive procedure data is dynamically generated based on the specific music data being uploaded. The system creates customized speech interaction procedures that adapt to each user's music collection and preferences. This dynamic generation allows the system to provide personalized speech-based interaction while maintaining flexibility and adaptability to different scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces traditional mechanical interaction methods (buttons, keyboards, physical media handling) with speech-based interaction. By generating interactive procedure data that enables voice commands and speech recognition, the system substitutes complex mechanical operations with natural language processing, simplifying the user interface while enhancing adaptability.

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

Data Source

PatentUS7461122B2Music delivery system
Publication Date: 2008.12.02 AUTO TECH GROUP LLC
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AI summary

A music delivery system enables a user to listen to desired music at low cost anywhere and any time. It has a server including a music data storage for storing music data uploaded from a personal computer, and a processor for generating a speech-based interactive document describing an interactive procedure with a car navigation system in accordance with information in the music data uploaded from the personal computer. In response to a download request from the car navigation system, the server transmits the speech-based interactive document generated by the processor to the car navigation system. The car navigation system retrieves and downloads desired music data from the music data storage of the server through interaction with the server in accordance with the speech-based interactive document received from the server.