Automated Content Aggregation System for Mobile Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for providing multimedia content to mobile telephonic terminals are not sufficiently customizable and flexible, failing to meet the diverse needs of users regarding content types, aggregation formats, and presentation formats.

Innovation Solution

A system that allows users to subscribe to specific multimedia content feeds from various providers, specifying aggregation and presentation formats, and scheduling, with automatic content delivery through a server-client communication process, using a uniform syndication standard like XML/RDF, and considering network data traffic load.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing content provision methods are used, then content delivery is achieved, but customization and flexibility for different user needs are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments content aggregation by allowing users to select specific content sources (newspapers, magazines, websites) and types (text, audio, video) rather than providing all content uniformly. This segmentation enables customization without requiring the entire system to be overly complex, as only the necessary content streams are actively managed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The server-based system provides universal functionality by handling multiple content types, aggregation formats, and presentation formats through a single platform. The system can serve diverse user needs (individual customization, group subscriptions, timed delivery) without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If automatic content delivery is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but control over content timing and formatting is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidcontent control flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic content delivery by allowing users to specify timing conditions (e.g., 'morning before work', 'weekend mornings') and presentation formats (text-only, audio, video) that can change over time. The automatic delivery mechanism adapts to these dynamic requirements without requiring manual intervention at delivery time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Users provide feedback by selecting preferred content sources, formats, and timing preferences during subscription setup. The system uses this feedback to automatically configure delivery parameters, maintaining user control over content characteristics while eliminating the need for manual control at the time of delivery.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple content sources and formats are supported, then user choice is enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent varietyVSAvoidaggregation system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server acts as an intermediary between diverse content sources and user terminals, providing a centralized aggregation point that handles format conversion and routing. This intermediary approach allows the system to support multiple content sources and formats without requiring each terminal to directly manage the complexity of diverse sources.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system manages content variety by changing parameters such as content type, aggregation format, and presentation format based on user subscriptions rather than hardcoding all possibilities. This parameter-based approach allows flexible content delivery while keeping the core system logic simpler and more adaptable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Loss of time

If content is delivered according to strict scheduling, then timeliness is improved, but adaptability to network conditions is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedelivery timing accuracyVSAvoidnetwork adaptability

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic content delivery based on user-specified schedules (e.g., daily at 8 AM, weekly on Sundays) while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to network conditions between scheduled deliveries. The periodic action ensures timeliness for regular updates without locking the system into rigid real-time constraints.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS8433301B2Method and system for automatically providing contents from a service provider to a mobile telephonic terminal

Publication Date: 2013.04.30 TELECOM ITALIA SPA

AI summary

A method and a system are adapted to automatically provide contents, particularly multimedia contents, to mobile telephonic terminals of service subscribers; service subscription agreements information are stored in a repository of a service provider for each subscriber; and this information includes service conditions desired by each subscriber; such service conditions including specification of contents desired by each subscriber. Contents are provided to mobile telephonic terminals in push mode according to the conditions desired by each subscriber.