Content Delivery System Using Metadata for Related Media Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional broadcast media schedules constrain content delivery, requiring manual actions from viewers to access additional content, limiting immediacy and accessibility, especially with the advent of home media devices that allow flexible playback outside scheduled times.

Innovation Solution

Systems and methods that enable users to interact with related but different second content automatically, based on selected first content, using processors to determine relationships through metadata or scheduling data, allowing access to higher quality or extended versions without manual searching across multiple content repositories.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If additional content is made available through websites or alternate media outlets, then content accessibility is improved, but viewer engagement is worsened due to required manual actions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent accessibilityVSAvoidviewer engagement

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines relationships between content items using processors and metadata, and automatically presents related content to viewers without requiring manual search or selection. The content delivery system serves itself by intelligently curating and delivering additional content based on automated analysis of content relationships, scheduling data, and viewer preferences.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary layer between the content delivery system and the viewer that automatically processes content relationships and presents relevant content. This intermediary component analyzes metadata, determines content relationships, and facilitates automatic content delivery, eliminating the need for viewers to manually navigate between content sources.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If content is delivered within traditional broadcast schedules, then scheduling organization is improved, but content consumption flexibility is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvescheduling organizationVSAvoidcontent consumption flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adapts content delivery based on automated relationship analysis between content items. Rather than being constrained to fixed broadcast schedules, the system can automatically deliver related content at optimal times based on real-time analysis of content relationships, viewer behavior patterns, and scheduling data, making the delivery system flexible while maintaining organizational structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of content relationships and schedules content delivery in advance based on automated determination of content connections. By pre-analyzing metadata and scheduling patterns, the system can automatically prepare and schedule related content delivery, enabling flexible consumption while maintaining structured organization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If content is trimmed to fit time slots, then broadcast schedule compliance is improved, but content quality is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebroadcast schedule complianceVSAvoidcontent quality

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments content into manageable units that can be automatically analyzed and reassembled based on relationship determination. By dividing content into discrete segments with associated metadata, the system can compliance with time slot requirements while preserving content quality through intelligent selection and assembly of related content segments rather than arbitrary trimming.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameters of content delivery by automatically determining optimal delivery times and methods based on content relationships. Instead of forcing content to fit predetermined time slots through trimming, the system adjusts delivery parameters such as timing, sequencing, and presentation based on automated analysis of content connections and viewer preferences, maintaining quality while achieving compliance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9288526B2Method and system for delivery of content over communication networks

Publication Date: 2016.03.15 UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

AI summary

Computer-implemented systems and methods for determining second content which was not selected by the user but which is related to first content which was selected by the user. For example, a system and method can be configured to receive, using one or more processors, first and second content where the first and second content are rich media (e.g., content containing audio or video elements). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on data or metadata of the first content (e.g., the title of the content or an episode number). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on scheduling data of the first content (e.g., the time and channel when the first content is transmitted).