Category-Based Content Search System for Game Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video game distribution systems face challenges in efficiently managing content search and download processes, particularly in reducing the load on processing capacity and improving user experience through optimized network operations.
Innovation Solution
An information-processing system that includes a game device, distribution server, and configuration server interconnected via a network, allowing for category-based search and download management, with features like background downloading and mode selection to optimize resource usage and user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If category-based search and download management is implemented, then search efficiency and user experience are improved, but system complexity and processing load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content management system into multiple categories (e.g., game titles, genres, developers, publishers). Each category can be independently searched and managed, allowing users to navigate content through different classification dimensions without overwhelming the system with a single monolithic structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer that manages the relationships between categories and content items. This intermediary structure handles the complexity of multi-category associations, shielding users from the underlying system complexity while enabling efficient category-based search and download management.
2Ease of operation
If background downloading is enabled, then user convenience is improved, but network resource consumption and system load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic background downloading that adapts to current system conditions. The download process can be paused, resumed, or adjusted based on available network resources, device state, and user preferences, allowing convenient background operation without excessive resource consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs periodic checking and batched downloading strategies for background downloads. Instead of continuous high-intensity downloading, the system periodically checks for updates and performs downloads in manageable batches, reducing peak network resource consumption while maintaining user convenience.
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AI summary
An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive plural categories for each of which a search condition is set, from a configuration device via a network; a first display control unit configured to control a display unit to display the received plural categories; a selecting unit configured to select one category from among the received plural categories; a transmitting unit configured to transmit to a search device a search condition that is set for the selected category; a second receiving unit configured to receive from the search device via the network a search result obtained using the transmitted search condition; and a second display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a content corresponding to the selected category, based on the received search result.