Content Distribution Server Preloading for Mobile Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in accessing desired content on digital devices due to differences in device mobility, UI/display, and storage capabilities, as well as varying communication network performance and cost, leading to unsatisfactory content consumption experiences and lost revenue for content providers.
Innovation Solution
A network system manages content distribution by preloading valued content onto user devices over appropriate communication networks, using a content distribution server that identifies user device interfaces and sends configuration information to place service launch objects, enabling immediate content access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is accessed over communication networks with varying performance and cost, then content availability is improved, but access speed and cost efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by preloading content onto user devices before actual access is needed. The content distribution server identifies valued content based on user profiles and device capabilities, then proactively distributes it to local storage elements, ensuring immediate access without network dependency at consumption time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a content distribution server as an intermediary between content sources and user devices. This mediator manages the complex task of analyzing device capabilities, network conditions, and user preferences to optimize content placement, thereby simplifying the access process for end users while improving both speed and cost efficiency
2Speed
If content is preloaded to storage elements, then content access speed is improved, but storage resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by customizing content preloading for each individual user device based on its specific storage capabilities, performance characteristics, and user profile. Rather than uniform preloading, the content distribution server tailors the amount and type of content distributed to match each device's local qualities, optimizing the balance between access speed and storage consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by dynamically adjusting preloading decisions based on varying device parameters such as storage capacity, processing power, and network conditions. The system modifies content selection and distribution parameters in real-time to achieve optimal performance without excessive storage consumption
3Speed
If service launch objects are strategically placed in user interface, then content launch speed is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by enabling user devices to automatically receive and process configuration information from the content distribution server. The device's user interface component autonomously places service launch objects in appropriate locations based on received instructions, without requiring manual user configuration or complex interface modifications
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of methods, systems and apparatuses for distributing content over a communication network are disclosed. One method includes managing, by at least one content distribution server, a plurality of content, assisting in preloading at least a portion of the content to a storage element associated with a wireless device, identifying a portion of a user interface of the wireless device, and sending configuration information to the wireless device, the configuration information configured to assist the wireless device in placing, in the identified portion of the user interface, a service launch object that launches the content.