Temporal Fraction Resource Allocation for Media Content

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current media content sharing platforms inefficiently split resources among content owners based on the duration of works within media items, and existing identification methods are time-consuming and require substantial computing power, especially when dealing with unauthorized content.

Innovation Solution

A method for identifying works within media items and determining resource allocation based on the temporal fraction of each work within the media item, using digital fingerprints and classification profiles to analyze and segment media content, allowing for fair and efficient royalty distribution and compliance decisions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If resources are split equally among all content owners regardless of work duration, then resource allocation is simple, but fairness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource allocation complexityVSAvoidfairness of resource distribution

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the media item into distinct portions, each containing a different known work. By identifying the temporal boundaries of each work within the media item, the system can calculate the duration of each work and allocate resources proportionally based on actual usage, rather than treating all content owners equally regardless of their work's duration in the media item.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If strict compliance logic removes media items with any unauthorized content, then copyright protection is strengthened, but efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecopyright protection effectivenessVSAvoidmedia item retention efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different compliance treatment to different portions of the media item based on the authorization status of each segment. Instead of applying a blanket removal policy to entire media items, the system identifies specific segments containing unauthorized works and applies targeted compliance actions only to those segments, allowing authorized portions to remain accessible.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive content identification is performed, then accuracy of work detection is improved, but computational burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvework identification accuracyVSAvoidcomputational resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary identification of known works at the time of media item upload or processing, rather than delaying this analysis. By identifying and cataloging the known works present in the media item upfront, the system establishes a baseline that enables subsequent resource allocation and compliance decisions without requiring repeated comprehensive analysis, thereby reducing overall computational burden.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11288302B2Temporal fraction with use of content identification

Publication Date: 2022.03.29 AUDIBLE MAGIC CORP

AI summary

A media item may be received by a computing device. One or more works may be identified in the media item. One or more ratios may be determined based on the length of the media item and/or lengths of one or more identified works in the media item. An output may be determined based on the one or more ratios.