Content Aggregation System Unique Path Identifier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content aggregation systems face challenges in accurately identifying and communicating data to the correct remote game server (RGS) due to multiple instances of RGSs connected to different aggregation platforms across various geographic areas, complicating the integration and management of gaming content.
Innovation Solution
A computerized content aggregation system uses an Aggregator Aggregation Platform (AAP) to generate a unique path identifier based on content, RGS, and aggregation identifiers, enabling precise location and simplified data communication across a network of RGSs and platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple instances of aggregation platforms connect to multiple RGS instances across different geographic areas, then the system provides broader content availability and geographic coverage, but the complexity of identifying and communicating with the exact content location increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component (content identifier service/registry) that mediates between the aggregation platforms and RGS instances. This intermediary maintains a centralized mapping of content identifiers to their specific RGS locations, allowing aggregation platforms to resolve content locations without directly managing the complexity of multiple RGS instances across different geographic areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the content identification function into separate components: content identifiers are decoupled from RGS instance management. Each RGS instance is independently identified with its own identifier, and content is referenced by identifiers that point to specific RGS locations through the intermediary service, rather than requiring direct knowledge of all RGS instances.
2Area of stationary object
If the system integrates multiple RGS instances across different geographic areas into multiple aggregation platforms, then geographic coverage and content accessibility are improved, but the difficulty of accurately identifying content location and communicating data to the correct RGS increases
Solution Approach 1:
The content identifier service acts as an intermediary that translates content identifiers into specific RGS location information. When an aggregation platform needs to access content, it queries the intermediary service with a content identifier, which returns the specific RGS instance and geographic location where the content resides, simplifying the detection and identification process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an additional dimensional layer to content identification by using hierarchical or composite identifiers that encode geographic and instance information. Instead of flat identifiers, the system uses multi-dimensional identifier structures that incorporate RGS instance identifiers and location data, making content location detection more straightforward across geographic boundaries.
3Reliability
If content is replicated across multiple RGS instances and aggregation platforms, then content accessibility and redundancy are improved, but the complexity of managing and tracking content locations across the distributed system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where RGS instances report their content inventory and status to the intermediary content identifier service. This automated feedback loop maintains an up-to-date mapping of content identifiers to RGS locations, allowing the system to track replicated content across multiple instances without manual intervention, thereby managing redundancy complexity automatically.
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AI summary
The presently disclosed subject matter includes a computer-based content aggregation system and a computerized method for identifying a logical geographic location of a piece of content stored on a server. More specifically, the proposed technique generates unique path identifier for each piece of content and enables to communicate data to the particular server, based on the unique path identifier.