Content Distribution System Using Terminal Condition Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional content distribution systems face challenges in controlling the distribution range of content to user terminals, as cache servers typically distribute content within a fixed communication coverage area, making it difficult to manage and optimize content delivery effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a storage unit for content and distribution conditions, and circuitry to acquire condition information from mobile terminals, compare it with stored conditions, and distribute matching content, allowing for controlled and targeted content delivery based on client-specific criteria.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If content is distributed through cache servers within a fixed communication coverage area, then content delivery is simplified and automated, but the distribution range cannot be precisely controlled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the control parameter from fixed geographical coverage area to mobile terminal-specific conditions (location information, terminal type, user preferences). By comparing distribution conditions associated with each content item against actual terminal conditions, the system achieves precise control over content distribution range while maintaining automated delivery through the cache server infrastructure.
2Ease of operation
If content is distributed to all terminals within communication coverage, then distribution process is simple, but content delivery optimization is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by associating specific distribution conditions with each content item, allowing different content to be distributed to different terminals based on their specific characteristics. The cache server maintains automated operation while the distribution condition mechanism enables selective content delivery tailored to each terminal's location, type, and user preferences, thereby optimizing content delivery effectiveness without complicating the overall distribution process.
3Measurement precision
If distribution conditions are checked for each terminal, then content delivery precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces distribution conditions as an intermediary layer between the cache server and mobile terminals. The cache server stores multiple content items with their associated distribution conditions and automatically compares these conditions against terminal information. This intermediary mechanism enables precise content targeting without requiring complex real-time communication protocols or additional hardware, as the condition matching logic is implemented within the existing cache server software architecture.
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AI summary
A system includes: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of content and a plurality of distribution conditions corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of content; and circuitry configured to acquire, from a mobile terminal, condition information indicating a condition of the mobile terminal; compare the condition information acquired from the mobile terminal to each of the plurality of distribution conditions stored in the storage unit; identify one or more pieces of content of the plurality of pieces of content having a distribution condition matching the condition information acquired from the mobile terminal based on the comparing; and distribute the identified one or more pieces of content to the mobile terminal.