Portable Device Sensor Metadata Generation for Media Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in efficiently organizing and managing vast amounts of recorded media from portable electronic devices, such as images and videos, as existing methods require significant time and effort, especially when transferring data to personal computers for semi-automated organization and editing.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic equipment equipped with sensors to capture user physical conditions, such as facial expressions and physiological data, generates metadata in real-time during media recording, allowing for automated organization, search, and grouping of media based on these conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If recorded media are transferred to a personal computer for organization, then the media can be organized and edited, but it requires a significant amount of time and is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by capturing user physical condition data (facial expressions, physiological signals) at the moment of media recording. This data is processed in advance to generate metadata tags that automatically categorize media files, eliminating the need for time-consuming post-recording organization on personal computers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service organization by automatically generating metadata from captured physical condition data without requiring user intervention. The portable electronic device itself handles the organization task through automated metadata generation and file tagging, freeing users from manual sorting operations.
2Quantity of substance
If vast amounts of media are captured using a portable electronic equipment, then comprehensive media coverage is achieved, but it becomes a considerable task to organize the recorded media
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary element - metadata generated from user physical condition data - that mediates between the large quantity of captured media and the organization task. This metadata acts as a bridge, providing automatic categorization information that simplifies the management of vast media collections without increasing system complexity.
3Extent of automation
If metadata is generated based on user physical condition data, then automated organization and search capabilities are improved, but additional sensors and processing requirements are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a processing device that handles multiple functions: capturing various types of physical condition data (facial expressions, physiological signals), processing this diverse data, generating metadata, and organizing media files. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex subsystems into a unified processing unit.
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AI summary
A portable electronic equipment comprises a first sensor (2) to record media and at least one second sensor (18, 19, 30) to capture data representing a physical condition of a user of the portable electronic equipment, the at least one second sensor (18, 19, 30) being configured to capture the data in response to the first sensor (2) recording the media. A processing device (4) is interfaced with the at least one second sensor (18, 19, 30). The processing device (4) is configured to retrieve the data captured by the at least one second sensor (18, 19, 30), to generate metadata for the recorded media based on the data, the metadata being indicative of the physical condition, and to cause the metadata to be stored in association with the recorded media.