Agent Framework for Mobile Content Personalization and Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile solutions for remote access to corporate and personal messaging, web content, and services are limited by high costs, device compatibility issues, message overload, and the inability to seamlessly integrate multiple accounts and services, particularly on handheld devices with limited display and keyboard capabilities.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing an agent framework with content retrieval, personalization, and delivery agents to intelligently filter and tailor network content for mobile devices, providing unified access to multiple accounts and services, and enabling responsive actions through various device capabilities, regardless of device type.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If special-purpose devices or multi-purpose devices (Smart Phones, Blackberry, iPhone) are used for remote e-mail communication, then remote messaging capability is improved, but device cost and network service charges become prohibitively high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote messaging capabilityVSAvoiddevice cost and network service charges
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a lightweight client application that copies essential messaging functionality to ordinary mobile devices, eliminating the need for expensive specialized devices. The client application replicates e-mail composition, viewing, and sending capabilities using standard device components, thereby reducing both device cost and network service charges while maintaining remote messaging capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables ordinary mobile devices to perform multiple functions including e-mail communication, web browsing, and information access through a single unified client application. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for specialized single-purpose devices and reduces the need for multiple separate services, thereby lowering overall device and service costs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If ubiquitous cell phones are used for e-mail communication, then device accessibility is improved, but display size and keyboard size become too small for efficient electronic messaging

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice accessibilityVSAvoidelectronic messaging efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic text input methods that adapt to the mobile device's keyboard size and display constraints. The system uses predictive text, text completion, and intelligent input assistance that reduces the number of keystrokes required, thereby compensating for small keyboard and display sizes while maintaining high device accessibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The client application acts as an intermediary between the user and the e-mail system, providing intelligent text processing, prediction, and formatting functions that bridge the gap between limited device input capabilities and efficient electronic messaging requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If users receive all corporate electronic messages on mobile devices, then complete information access is improved, but message overload occurs causing inefficient work habits and continuous interruptions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation access completenessVSAvoidwork efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by delivering different types of content in different formats and levels of detail appropriate to the mobile context. The system prioritizes and filters messages based on urgency, relevance, and user preferences, delivering only essential information in condensed formats while maintaining complete information access when needed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by delivering a curated subset of messages to the mobile device rather than all corporate messages. The system uses intelligent filtering, prioritization, and summarization to deliver only the most critical information, reducing message overload while maintaining productivity and work efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Adaptability or versatility

If handheld devices are used to access Web content, then mobile internet access is improved, but devices are ill-suited to display Web resources not designed for mobile limitations and surfing costs are significant

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobile internet accessVSAvoidweb content display quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments web content into mobile-optimized portions, delivering only the essential information and functionality appropriate for handheld devices. The system parses and divides web pages into manageable sections that can be displayed effectively on small screens, improving display quality while maintaining mobile internet access

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes display parameters such as text size, font rendering, image resolution, and layout formatting to optimize web content for mobile devices. The system dynamically adjusts these parameters based on device capabilities and content type, thereby improving ease of operation and display quality while reducing mobile surfing costs through efficient content delivery

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8051057B2Processing of network content and services for mobile or fixed devices
Publication Date: 2011.11.01 GENASYS INC
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AI summary

A system for supplying network content to a device. The system includes a first interface for communicating with a network content source for retrieving the network content. The system also includes a second interface for communicating with the device for delivering processed network content to the device. The system includes an agent framework operatively connected to the first interface and the second interface and which operates a plurality of autonomous agents including a content retrieval agent, a content personalization agent, and a content delivery agent. The content retrieval agent is for retrieving the network content from the network content source via the first interface. The content personalization agent is for processing the network content thereby producing the processed network content. The content delivery agent is for delivering the processed network content to the device via the second interface.