Audiobook Request And Creation Platform for Content Diversity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional audiobook platforms have limited collections, making it difficult for users to find specific books and do not allow users to request unavailable books, limiting user engagement and content diversity.

Innovation Solution

An audiobook platform with an audiobook request module to allow users to request specific audiobooks, an audiobook creation module for user-generated content, and connectivity to multiple content providers, featuring modules for collaboration, sound effects, music suggestions, and copyright clearance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional audiobook platforms maintain a centralized database with limited collections, then platform management is simplified, but content diversity and user selection range are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent diversityVSAvoidplatform structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the audiobook platform into multiple independent nodes: centralized platform for management and decentralized user devices for content storage and sharing. This segmentation allows the system to maintain simplified centralized management while achieving content diversity through distributed user contributions and peer-to-peer sharing capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If audiobook platforms provide extensive pre-loaded collections, then user convenience is improved, but storage requirements and platform costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidstorage capacity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables users to act as content providers by uploading, converting, and sharing their own audiobooks through the platform. This self-service approach allows users to access extensive content collections without the platform needing to pre-load all content centrally, reducing platform storage requirements while maintaining user convenience through on-demand content availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If platforms allow user-generated content and requests, then user engagement increases, but content quality control and copyright management become more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoidcontent management
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms including user ratings, reviews, and request systems that allow the community to evaluate and prioritize content. This feedback loop enables quality control through collective user judgment rather than centralized curation, managing content quality while maintaining high user engagement levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The platform acts as an intermediary that facilitates copyright clearance and content validation between users and content providers. The system manages copyright compliance through structured processes including user requests, provider responses, and automated clearance tracking, reducing the complexity of direct user-to-provider negotiations while maintaining engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12430382B2Audiobook platform
Publication Date: 2025.09.30 SEO JONGHEE
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AI summary

A system for the audiobook platform includes a server, a user application installed on a user device, and a contents provider device. The server includes a contents database, audiobook database, sound effects database, and music database. The server is connected to the user application and a plurality of the contents provider devices for data transmission. The system includes an audiobook request module which allows a user to request to other users for an audiobook. The system further includes an audiobook creation module to assist a user or users in collaboration in creating an audiobook. The system further provides sound effects or music in creating an audiobook. In addition, the system includes a reward calculation module and a copyright clearance module.