Personalized Content Channel Generation for Service Providers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Content delivery systems often provide preset packages that may not align with subscribers' viewing or listening habits, resulting in unused content and a lack of current programming, especially when compared to traditional TV services.

Innovation Solution

A customized content selection and delivery system that generates personalized channel packages based on subscriber demographics and content consumption metrics, using scoring and statistical methods to select and deliver relevant content from various providers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If preset packages of channels are provided, then service providers can offer comprehensive content coverage, but subscribers cannot access current or relevant programming that matches their preferences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent personalizationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically generates customized channel packages for each subscriber based on their preferences, viewing habits, and demographic information. Instead of static preset packages, the channel lineup is continuously adapted and updated to reflect changing subscriber needs and content availability, enabling real-time personalization at scale.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes multiple parameters simultaneously including subscriber demographics, content consumption patterns, content availability, and channel scoring weights to generate optimized channel packages. By adjusting these parameters dynamically, the system adapts to different subscriber segments and delivers personalized content lineups without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Quantity of substance

If comprehensive content packages are offered, then content availability increases, but subscriber engagement decreases due to irrelevant content

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent volumeVSAvoidcontent selection
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and selects only the most relevant channels from the comprehensive content library based on subscriber-specific scoring. Instead of presenting all available content, it takes out and highlights the top-scoring channels that match each subscriber's preferences, making content selection intuitive and engaging while maintaining access to the full library if needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the comprehensive content library into personalized channel packages for each subscriber based on their preferences and behavior. By dividing the large content volume into tailored segments, subscribers can easily navigate and select from relevant content rather than being overwhelmed by the complete catalog.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of manufacture

If traditional preset packages are used, then service provider operations are simplified, but content relevance and subscriber satisfaction decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepackage generationVSAvoidsubscriber satisfaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically generating optimized channel packages without manual intervention. It uses algorithms to score channels, select top performers, and assemble personalized packages based on subscriber data, eliminating the need for manual package creation while ensuring high relevance and subscriber satisfaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback loops that continuously monitor subscriber viewing habits, content consumption patterns, and satisfaction metrics. This feedback is used to refine channel scoring, adjust package compositions, and improve personalization over time, thereby maintaining high subscriber satisfaction while simplifying operations through automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10313727B2Customized content channel generation and delivery for service providers
Publication Date: 2019.06.04 ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
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AI summary

A customized content selection and delivery system is operable to create a customized content channel package for a subscriber and customized content channel package to a customer premises over a content delivery network. A multi-level analysis based on measured content consumption metrics is performed to select content provider channels for the customized content channel package.