Asset Tagging for Targeted Enterprise Content Distribution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Food service companies face challenges in achieving consistency and quality across multiple locations while fostering creativity and technical improvements, as well as integrating network communication tools for asset management.

Innovation Solution

An enterprise management system that enables enterprise-wide sharing of content, such as recipes and cooking signatures, through a network-based platform with tagging capabilities, allowing for targeted content distribution and integration with external parties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If standardization of processes and recipes is implemented across multiple locations, then consistency and quality are improved, but creativity and technical improvements may be suppressed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsistency and qualityVSAvoidcreativity and technical improvements
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments content management into standardized templates (for consistency) and customizable content fields (for creativity). Recipes and processes are divided into core standardized elements and optional creative additions, allowing both goals to coexist.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The platform enables dynamic content evolution where standardized recipes can be progressively improved through employee contributions. The system transitions from static standardization to dynamic improvement, allowing creativity to feed back into standardization over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If network communication tools are integrated into enterprise management, then collaboration and content sharing are enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollaboration and content sharingVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The platform serves multiple functions within a single system: content management, collaboration tools, recipe sharing, and feedback collection. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple separate systems while enhancing productivity.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables employees to independently create, share, and manage content without requiring complex administrative intervention. User-friendly interfaces and automated features reduce the operational complexity despite enhanced collaboration capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If enterprise-wide content sharing is enabled, then utilization of network assets is improved, but targeted content distribution becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveutilization of network assetsVSAvoidtargeted content distribution
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates tagging mechanisms and content metadata that provide feedback about content characteristics and target audiences. This automated feedback system makes targeted distribution easier by automatically matching content with appropriate recipients based on tags and categories.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Content is characterized by multiple parameters (tags, categories, target audience, relevance metrics) that enable precise filtering and targeting. By changing from simple broad distribution to multi-parameter content classification, the system achieves both wide utilization and targeted delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12572859B2Tagging of assets for content distribution in an enterprise management system
Publication Date: 2026.03.10 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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AI summary

A content distribution platform may include processing circuitry having a processor and memory. The memory may store a plurality of content items associated with at least one content library. The processor may be configured to enable assignment of tags to the food preparation assets. Each tag may define an association between a respective one of the assets and a characteristic of the respective one of the assets to enable the content distribution platform to distribute the content items on the basis of the tags.