Cross-Platform Content Distribution via Unified Identifier Push

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for distributing document content rely on active user search behavior, limiting content distribution to only when a user actively seeks and browses for information, which does not effectively utilize passive user engagement or manage content across multiple platforms.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for distributing content across platforms, involving receiving a content acquisition request with category information, generating identifier information, acquiring abstract content information, and sending it to the requesting device based on the identifier, enabling unified management and targeted content distribution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If content distribution relies on active user search behavior, then content can be delivered when users actively seek it, but content distribution efficiency is limited and passive user engagement cannot be utilized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent distribution efficiencyVSAvoiduser active search requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by proactively pushing content to users before they actively search for it. The server identifies user interests and pushes relevant content abstracts to terminal devices in advance, enabling content distribution without requiring users to initiate search actions first.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by allowing terminal devices to automatically receive and manage content pushes based on user profiles and preferences. The server autonomously identifies relevant content and pushes it to appropriate users without requiring manual search or selection actions from users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If content is distributed across multiple platforms without unified management, then content can reach more users, but content management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecross-platform content distributionVSAvoidmulti-platform management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements universality by creating a unified content management architecture that serves multiple platforms simultaneously. The server maintains a centralized content repository and user profile system that can push content to various terminal devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) through standardized interfaces, enabling one system to perform multiple platform distribution functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The server acts as an intermediary between content sources and multiple terminal devices. It receives content from various sources, processes and standardizes it, then distributes to different platforms through a unified push mechanism, simplifying multi-platform management by mediating all interactions through a single centralized system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If abstract information is pushed to users proactively, then content acquisition channels are enriched and distribution efficiency improves, but information accuracy and relevance must be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent distribution efficiencyVSAvoidcontent relevance accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by tracking user interactions with pushed content abstracts. When users view, click, or engage with pushed content, this feedback is recorded and used to refine future content selection and pushing strategies, continuously improving the accuracy of content-relevance matching through learned user preferences and behaviors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by dynamically adjusting content selection criteria based on user profiles, historical behavior, and contextual information. The server modifies pushing parameters such as content categories, timing, and target devices according to user preferences and engagement patterns, optimizing relevance accuracy through parameter adaptation rather than static rules.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12050634B2Method and apparatus for distributing content across platforms, device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.07.30 BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Some embodiments of present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for distributing content across platforms, a device and a storage medium, relates to the field of cloud storage technology, and may be applied to a cloud platform. A specific implementation of the method can include: receiving a content acquisition request, the content acquisition request containing content category information; generating identifier information of a sending end of the content acquisition request, and configuring the content category information under the identifier information; acquiring abstract information of content corresponding to the content category information; and sending the abstract information to the sending end of the content acquisition request based on the identifier information.