20240012606. Contextual Indexing of Media Items simplified abstract (Sonos, Inc.)
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Contextual Indexing of Media Items
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Amber Brown of Santa Barbara CA (US)
Diane Roberts of Santa Barbara CA (US)
Contextual Indexing of Media Items - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240012606 titled 'Contextual Indexing of Media Items
Simplified Explanation
The abstract of the patent application describes a technique related to a sub-index of a media index. It involves maintaining a first index of audio tracks on a mobile device, which is a subset of audio tracks indexed in a second index. When a search query is received, the mobile device searches the first index for corresponding audio tracks. If not found, it sends a request to search the second index on cloud servers.
- The patent application describes a technique for maintaining a sub-index of audio tracks on a mobile device.
- The sub-index is a subset of a larger index of audio tracks.
- When a search query is received, the mobile device searches the sub-index for matching audio tracks.
- If the audio tracks are not found in the sub-index, the mobile device sends a request to cloud servers to search the larger index.
Potential Applications:
- This technology can be applied in music streaming apps to improve search efficiency on mobile devices.
- It can be used in personalized recommendation systems to quickly find relevant audio tracks for a user.
Problems Solved:
- The technique solves the problem of limited storage and processing power on mobile devices by maintaining a smaller sub-index.
- It addresses the challenge of searching a large index of audio tracks efficiently on resource-constrained devices.
Benefits:
- Users can quickly search for audio tracks on their mobile devices without relying solely on cloud servers.
- The technique reduces network latency by searching the sub-index first before querying the cloud servers.
- It improves user experience by providing faster search results and reducing dependency on internet connectivity.
Original Abstract Submitted
example techniques related to a sub-index of a media index. an example implementation may involve maintaining, on a mobile device, a first index of audio tracks associated with a particular user profile, the audio tracks indexed in the first index consisting of a particular subset of audio tracks that are indexed in a second index. based on receiving the input data indicating the search query, the mobile device searches, within the first index, for audio tracks corresponding to the search query. if the audio tracks corresponding to the search query are not found in the first index, the mobile device sends to one or more servers of the cloud service, a request to search the second index for audio tracks corresponding to the search query.
