Recording System Storage Prioritization and Resolution Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often forget to set recording devices for programs they want to watch while away, and existing devices have limited memory, making it difficult to determine storage needs and prioritize recordings.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives and ranks television and radio programs based on user interaction data, using confidence values to determine likelihood of viewing, and automatically stores or adjusts recordings to optimize storage space, including downgrading resolution if necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the storage device records all received transmitted data items, then the user can access any program, but the storage space is quickly exhausted and the device cannot prioritize important recordings
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of recording quality by downgrading the resolution of recorded programs from high definition to standard definition, thereby reducing the storage space required while maintaining acceptable viewing quality. This allows the storage device to retain more programs within the same physical storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically monitors user viewing behavior and autonomously determines which programs to record and at what quality level, eliminating the need for manual user configuration. The device serves itself by learning user preferences and making intelligent recording decisions based on observed patterns.
2Manufacturing precision
If the user manually configures recording settings, then the recording quality can be optimized, but the user must remember to set recordings before leaving home
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors user viewing behavior and autonomously determines which programs to record and at what quality level, eliminating the need for manual user configuration. The device serves itself by learning user preferences and making intelligent recording decisions based on observed patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user viewing habits and pre-configures recording settings before the user needs them. By continuously monitoring and learning user preferences, the system is already prepared to automatically record the right programs at appropriate qualities when the user is away.
3Manufacturing precision
If the storage device uses high resolution recording, then the recording quality is excellent, but the storage capacity is consumed rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of recording quality by downgrading the resolution of recorded programs from high definition to standard definition, thereby reducing the storage space required while maintaining acceptable viewing quality. This allows the storage device to retain more programs within the same physical storage capacity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for recording transmitted data items, and particularly television and radio programs. The data items are received at one or more inputs along with ID data identifying the transmitted data items and the program series to which the data item belongs. An input interface receives input indicating whether one or more received transmitted data items have been viewed or recorded by a user and a processor generates values for ranking the series to which each of the received data items belong based upon the received input. Subsequently received transmitted data items are stored in a storage device based on the generated values, the stored data items belonging to a series for which a value has been generated.