Network Recording Service Offloads Encoding to Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Online content providers face challenges in creating and encoding electronic content on client devices, particularly mobile devices with limited processing and memory resources, which can degrade device performance.
Innovation Solution
A network recording service that allows client devices to offload the encoding and storage of electronic content to a server with more substantial computing resources, establishing a network connection between the client device, server, and content provider to store content without using the client device's resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If client device computing resources are used to create and encode electronic content, then content creation capability is enabled, but device performance and responsiveness degrade
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the content creation and encoding functions from the client device and relocates them to a remote server. The client device only needs to transmit content data, while the server performs the computationally intensive encoding operations, thus separating the content creation capability from the device's processing resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the client device and the content creation process. The server acts as a mediator that receives content data from the client, performs encoding operations, and returns the encoded content, thereby shielding the client device from direct computational burden.
2Ease of operation
If mobile devices with limited resources are used for content encoding, then portability and accessibility are maintained, but encoding capability and quality are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the encoding function from the mobile device and places it on a powerful remote server, allowing mobile devices to maintain their portability and accessibility while leveraging the server's superior encoding capabilities for high-quality content creation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the advantages of mobile device accessibility with the encoding power of remote servers. Users can access and create content from any mobile device while the actual encoding is performed by the server, merging the benefits of portability and processing power.
3Device complexity
If client device resources are used for content creation, then no additional infrastructure is needed, but device battery life and performance are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the energy-intensive encoding operations from the client device and relocates them to a remote server with adequate power supply. This allows the client device to consume minimal energy while still enabling content creation functionality through the distributed architecture.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment includes a recording application executed at a processor on a server. The recording application receives a request to record electronic content. The request is received from a client device via a first network connection between the server and the client device. A second network connection between a content provider and the client is used to provide the electronic content from the content provider to the client device. In response to receiving the request, the recording application establishes a third network connection between the server and the content provider. The recording application stores the electronic content provided via the third network connection. The electronic content is stored to a computer-readable medium.