Music Fetching System Automates Cross-Platform Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in efficiently and cost-effectively transferring music content between different platforms, as manual transfer is time-consuming, technically difficult, and expensive.

Innovation Solution

A music fetching system that connects with third-party music applications, identifies music content through user input, screenshots, or album art, and fetches relevant music content for addition to a user's music application, enabling seamless transfer and organization into new music stations for consumption or sharing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual transfer of music content between platforms is used, then users can transfer music content, but the process is time-consuming and labor-intensive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemusic transfer efficiencyVSAvoidtime for manual transfer
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic music content transfer by allowing the source platform to self-export music data in a standardized format that the destination platform can automatically import and process, eliminating the need for manual user intervention in the transfer process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (user copying and pasting music content) with an automated digital system that uses standardized data formats and cross-platform protocols to automatically transfer and reconstruct music content between different platforms

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If manual transfer of music content is performed, then music content can be moved between platforms, but the process is technically difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplatform compatibilityVSAvoidtechnical complexity of transfer process
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal standardized data format that can be used across multiple different music platforms, enabling the same transfer mechanism to work universally between various platforms without requiring platform-specific custom solutions

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a standardized data format as an intermediary layer between different music platforms, which simplifies the transfer process by providing a common language that all platforms can understand and use, thereby reducing technical complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If manual transfer of music content is used, then music content can be transferred, but it is monetarily expensive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransfer automation levelVSAvoidmonetary cost of transfer
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables platforms to automatically perform the transfer operations themselves without requiring paid user services, as the standardized format allows for automated processing that eliminates the need for expensive manual labor or paid transfer services

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Ease of operation

If music content is fetched and organized into new music stations, then user experience is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs preliminary actions of fetching music content and organizing it into new music stations based on the standardized data format, which simplifies the user experience by handling all the complex organization tasks automatically without requiring user intervention

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11709887B2Systems and methods for digitally fetching music content
Publication Date: 2023.07.25 META PLATFORMS INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for digitally fetching music content may include (1) providing a user of a device with a music service accessible via the device, (2) receiving a digital user request to (i) select a music composition based on a digital image corresponding to one or more music compositions and (ii) digitally fetch the music composition for use via the music service, and, in response to receiving the digital user request, (3) analyzing the digital image and selecting the music composition based on the analysis of the digital image, and (4) digitally fetching the music composition for use via the music service. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.