Broadcast Receiver PDI Questionnaire for Content Filtering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional media distribution systems lack the ability to profile consumer preferences, resulting in unsuitable content delivery, as they do not allow viewers to customize their viewing experiences based on individual interests and geographic locations, and service providers cannot tailor services effectively due to lack of access to viewer preference settings.
Innovation Solution
A digital broadcast receiver with a storage device and processing unit that stores and manipulates a questionnaire to tailor content based on viewer preferences, demographics, and interests, using triggered declarative objects and non-real-time content filtering to provide personalized media experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional media distribution systems deliver content based on manufacturer-established viewer preference settings, then the system operation is simple, but the content customization capability is insufficient and service providers cannot tailor services effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by having viewers complete a preferences questionnaire before content delivery. The questionnaire results are stored and used to pre-filter and customize content delivery, allowing the system to adapt to individual viewer preferences without adding complexity during actual content delivery operations
Solution Approach 2:
A preferences questionnaire and profile system serves as an intermediary between viewers and content delivery. This intermediary captures viewer preferences, demographics, and interests, then translates them into customized content delivery parameters, enabling service providers to tailor services without direct complex interactions
2Loss of information
If service providers filter content based on manufacturer-established settings, then the filtering process is simple, but the service tailoring capability is limited due to lack of access to viewer preference settings
Solution Approach 1:
The preferences questionnaire system serves multiple functions: it collects viewer preferences, stores profile information, enables content filtering, and provides service tailoring capabilities. This universal system allows service providers to access comprehensive viewer information through a single standardized interface, reducing the need for multiple separate information access mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by capturing viewer preferences through questionnaires and using this information to continuously improve content delivery and service tailoring. Service providers receive feedback about viewer preferences and demographics, which they use to customize services, creating a closed-loop system that reduces information loss
3Ease of operation
If the system delivers all broadcast content to viewers, then the content delivery is comprehensive, but the viewer interest matching is poor and irrelevant content is delivered
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by customizing content delivery based on individual viewer characteristics captured in the preferences questionnaire. Each viewer receives content tailored to their specific interests, demographics, and preferences rather than a uniform delivery approach, improving relevance without significantly complicating the overall delivery mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A digital broadcast receiver has a storage device and a processing device. The storage device is configured to store a questionnaire received from at least one service provider of a digital broadcast system, and answers to the questionnaire. The questionnaire comprises a data structure common to at least two service providers. The processing device is configured to manipulate the questionnaire and answers. The questionnaire pertains to viewer preferences, demographics, and interests (PDI) information.