Digital Radio Receiver Store and Replay Format Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital radio broadcasting systems lack user-friendly methods for storing and replaying received signals, with limitations in scheduling recordings, managing memory space, and navigating stored content during playback.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for receiving and processing digital radio broadcasting signals, involving conversion of encoded content into a second format for storage and decoding to recover decoded content, with a receiver including an input for receiving signals, a processor for conversion, and memory for storing and decoding, allowing users to record programs based on genre, manage memory, and navigate stored content using fast forward and rewind commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If encoded content is stored in the original first format, then storage space is optimized, but playback compatibility and flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs format conversion in advance by storing encoded content in a second format that is more suitable for playback and manipulation. This preliminary action ensures that when content is stored, it is already in the optimal format for future operations like fast-forward, rewind, and genre-based filtering, eliminating the need for real-time conversion during playback.
2Productivity
If multiple programs are recorded simultaneously, then user productivity increases, but memory management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments stored content by organizing programs into different genres or categories. This segmentation allows the memory management system to handle multiple recorded programs more efficiently by grouping them logically, making it easier to manage, search, and delete content based on user preferences without being overwhelmed by the total volume of recordings.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users about memory usage status and automatically manages storage by deleting content based on user-defined criteria such as genre preferences or recording duration. This feedback mechanism simplifies memory management by automating decisions about what content to retain or remove, reducing the cognitive load on users.
3Ease of operation
If fast forward and rewind functions are implemented, then user navigation capability improves, but processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares content for efficient navigation by pre-processing encoded content into a format that facilitates fast-forward and rewind operations. This preliminary formatting allows the playback system to quickly jump to different positions in the recorded content without extensive real-time processing, reducing the time and energy required for navigation operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for receiving and processing a digital radio broadcasting signal includes: receiving a digital radio broadcasting signal including encoded content in a first format; processing the encoded content to convert the encoded content into a second format; storing the encoded content in a second format; and decoding the stored encoded content to recover decoded content. A receiver that implements the method is also provided.