Automatic Program Recording Completion via Re-broadcast Segments

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Television-based entertainment systems often result in incomplete program recordings due to interruptions, such as viewers starting to record a program after it has begun or system failures, leaving viewers with an incomplete recording.

Innovation Solution

A program recording completion system that creates a program recording completion event to automatically complete the recording by initiating a re-broadcast of the program or recording a segment of the re-broadcast and combining it with the incomplete recording.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a viewer initiates a recording request after the program broadcast has started, then the client device records the remainder of the program, but the recorded program becomes incomplete because the beginning segment is not recorded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverecording initiationVSAvoidprogram completeness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting incomplete recordings and proactively initiating completion recordings before the viewer requests playback. The recording application monitors recording status and detects when a program recording is incomplete, then automatically creates completion recording requests without waiting for user intervention, thereby preventing information loss before it occurs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the recording application continuously monitors the recording status and broadcast state, detects incompleteness, and triggers appropriate actions. The system receives feedback about the current broadcast state and recording progress, processes this information, and adjusts recording operations accordingly to ensure completeness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If a scheduled recording is interrupted due to system failures or viewer actions, then the recording stops, but the program recording becomes incomplete

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverecording continuityVSAvoidprogram completeness

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of incomplete recordings and proactively initiates completion actions before playback is requested. By monitoring recording status continuously and detecting incompleteness early, the system can start completion recordings in advance, ensuring that interrupted or incomplete recordings are restored without waiting for user notification of the problem.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The recording application performs self-service by automatically detecting its own incomplete recordings and initiating completion actions without external intervention. The system monitors its own recording status, detects when programs are incomplete, and autonomously creates completion recording requests, eliminating the need for manual user intervention to fix recording issues.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of information

If the system automatically completes recordings by recording re-broadcasts, then program completeness is achieved, but additional system resources and time are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprogram completenessVSAvoidrecording time

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by recording only the necessary segments needed to complete the program rather than recording the entire program from scratch. When detecting an incomplete recording, the system calculates how much additional content is needed and records only that portion, minimizing unnecessary recording time and resources while still achieving completeness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by utilizing re-broadcast information from the program guide to determine the most efficient completion strategy. By accessing program guide data that includes re-broadcast schedules and segments, the system can optimize recording parameters such as which segments to record and when, reducing the time and resources needed while ensuring completeness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8175442B2Program recording completion

Publication Date: 2012.05.08 ZHIGU HLDG

AI summary

A program recording completion system automatically completes an incomplete program recording of a program. A recording application creates a program recording completion event corresponding to the incomplete program recording which includes program information to automatically complete the incomplete program recording. The recording application can initiate recording a re-broadcast of the program to create a complete program recording, or the recording application can record a segment of a re-broadcast of the program and combine the program segment with the incomplete program recording to create a complete program recording.