Wireless Media Tag Capture and Centralized Server Sync
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for capturing and communicating media information from broadcast media, such as radio and television, require personal media devices (PMDs) to be connected and store large amounts of data, limiting user flexibility and compatibility with different PMD manufacturers and content providers.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows mobile communications network subscribers to centrally store and manage media information, enabling the capture and communication of broadcast media tags from various devices, including telematics units, to a central server, which then syncs this information with personal media devices, facilitating media purchases across different PMD manufacturers and content providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If broadcast media information is captured and stored locally on personal media devices, then media information can be accessed and purchased, but the device must store large amounts of data and requires connection to transfer data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the media information capture and storage function from the personal media device and relocates it to a remote server. The accessory device captures broadcast media information (RDS data) and stores it in the cloud, eliminating the need for the PMD to store large amounts of media metadata locally. Users can access this stored information through the wireless network without requiring local storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the accessory device and the personal media device. The server acts as a central repository that receives media information from accessories via wireless network and makes it available to PMDs on demand, reducing the data storage burden on end-user devices while maintaining information availability.
2Extent of automation
If media information is captured and transferred through personal media devices, then purchases can be facilitated, but processing requirements on the PMD increase and device availability is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data processing and media management functions from the personal media device and transfers them to a remote server. The server handles playlist generation, media information processing, and purchase facilitation, reducing the computational burden on the PMD to minimal coordination tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service automation where the accessory device automatically captures broadcast media information and the server automatically processes and stores it. The PMD simply needs to connect to retrieve information, eliminating the need for complex local processing while maintaining automated capture capabilities.
3Ease of manufacture
If media information system is tied to a specific PMD manufacturer, then device integration can be optimized, but user flexibility to switch devices is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal media information management system hosted on remote servers that can serve multiple PMD manufacturers and various accessory devices. The system uses standardized protocols for wireless communication and data exchange, enabling it to work with different device ecosystems without requiring manufacturer-specific integration, thus achieving multi-functionality across diverse hardware platforms.
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory device, such as a mobile telematics unit, captures tags for user desired media content items from a content broadcast, such as a digital radio broadcast or television broadcast. Each tag provides one or more parameters for identification of a song or other audio selection. The accessory device sends each tag over a mobile communications network air interface, with an identifier of an account of a mobile communications network subscriber. A server receives such tag transmissions and compiles a list of one or more tags directly from the accessory device, for the subscriber on the identified mobile service account. In some situations, the server generates a playlist from the stored list of tags and communicates at least a portion of the playlist to a personal media device, upon access by the personal media device to the subscriber's account.