Playlist Synchronization via Brainwave Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content network systems face challenges in synchronizing playlists across multiple devices and collecting content from diverse sources, leading to inconsistencies and limited user experience in managing and consuming media content.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for providing a playlist server application that synchronizes changes between a server and remote devices, incorporating content items from both multi-service operator systems and external locations, and utilizing brainwave sensors to recommend content based on user mental states for enhanced playlist creation and alteration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If playlist changes are managed separately on each device, then device autonomy is maintained, but playlist consistency across devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines local playlist management on remote devices with centralized playlist management on the server into a unified system. The playlist server application and playlist local applications work together through synchronization, merging the benefits of both distributed and centralized management to achieve both device autonomy and playlist consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The synchronization mechanism implements feedback by detecting changes on either the server or remote devices and propagating those changes to maintain consistency. When a playlist modification occurs on any device, the system detects it and distributes the update to all other devices, creating a closed-loop feedback system that maintains playlist integrity.
2Device complexity
If content is collected only from multi-service operator systems, then system simplicity is maintained, but content diversity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The playlist server application is designed with multi-functionality to collect content from both multi-service operator systems and external locations. This universal content collection capability allows the system to maintain simplicity in its core architecture while expanding its content sources to include diverse external providers, thereby achieving both system simplicity and content diversity.
3Ease of operation
If manual playlist creation is used, then user control is maximized, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically collecting content from multiple sources, pre-processing it, and making it available for playlist creation. This preliminary preparation reduces the time users need to spend on manual playlist creation while maintaining their ability to control the final playlist composition through the user interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service capabilities by automatically synchronizing playlists across devices and managing content collection from multiple sources. This reduces the time users would otherwise spend on repetitive manual tasks while preserving their ability to make creative decisions about playlist content through the maintained user interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A playlist server application is provided on a server at a first network node. A playlist local application is provided for a remote device. An indication of a change to a playlist on one of the server and the remote device is obtained from a corresponding one of the playlist server application and the playlist local application. The change is synchronized to another one of the server and the remote device.