Video Tracking System with Fingerprinting for Unauthorized Distribution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional techniques for tracking video distributions on the Internet lack accuracy and automation, making it difficult for content owners and marketers to monitor and identify unauthorized distributions or determine video popularity.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that uses video fingerprinting to crawl websites, discover video links, process information, determine if links are new, download video objects, generate fingerprints, and match them against tracked titles, updating databases and presenting tracking data dynamically.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional techniques are used for tracking video distributions, then the process can be performed, but the accuracy is insufficient and automation is lacking

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetracking accuracyVSAvoidautomation level
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs video fingerprinting, website crawling, and database updates without requiring manual intervention. The video fingerprinting module autonomously generates fingerprints from video data, and the database management system automatically updates records when new videos are detected or existing ones are removed, eliminating the need for manual tracking processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual video tracking mechanisms with automated computer-based systems. Instead of manual monitoring and identification, the system uses automated algorithms for video fingerprinting, web crawling, and data processing to achieve accurate and consistent tracking of video distributions across the internet.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If manual video tracking is performed, then some monitoring is possible, but productivity is low and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetracking efficiencyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system operates continuously to monitor video distributions across the internet. The web crawling and video fingerprinting processes run ongoing to detect new videos and track their distributions in real-time, ensuring continuous monitoring without interruption and significantly improving productivity compared to manual tracking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The automated system performs all tracking operations independently without requiring human time investment. The video fingerprinting module, web crawler, and database management system work autonomously to identify, track, and report video distributions, eliminating the time-consuming nature of manual tracking while maintaining high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8615506B2Methods and systems for monitoring and tracking videos on the internet
Publication Date: 2013.12.24 VOBILE INC
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AI summary

Method and system for discovering and identifying a video object. The method includes crawling at least one predetermined website, discovering at least one video link at the predetermined website, processing information associated with a first database for storing one or more video links, and determining whether the discovered video link was already discovered before based on at least information associated with the first database. Additionally, the method includes, if the discovered video link is determined not to have been discovered before, updating the first database based on at least information associated with the discovered video link, downloading at least one video object based on at least information associated with the discovered video link, and processing information associated with the downloaded video object.