Content Management System for Storage and Battery Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices face challenges in efficiently presenting content to users while managing storage and subscription-based content, leading to increased user interaction time and battery power consumption.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device optimizes content presentation by downloading and managing content items based on storage capacity and subscription status, automatically removing or deleting items when criteria are met, and excluding non-accessible content from recommendations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the electronic device downloads and stores more content items, then the user has greater content availability and access speed, but the storage capacity is exceeded and battery power is consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent access speedVSAvoidstorage capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically changes the state of content representations by downloading high-resolution versions on-demand rather than storing all content at full resolution. This parameter change from static pre-storage to dynamic on-demand loading resolves the contradiction between fast access and storage limits

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by downloading and storing simplified representations or thumbnails of content items in advance. These preliminary versions occupy minimal storage space while enabling fast display, with full-resolution content downloaded only when needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If the electronic device downloads and stores more content items, then the user has greater content availability, but the battery power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent availabilityVSAvoidbattery power consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by downloading only the necessary portion of content (representations rather than full content) in advance. This partial downloading provides sufficient content availability for browsing and selection while avoiding the excessive energy consumption of downloading complete high-resolution content

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic device presents all available content items including non-accessible ones, then the content selection appears comprehensive, but the user interaction time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent selection comprehensivenessVSAvoiduser interaction time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and separates accessible content from non-accessible content, removing the latter from the presentation. This extraction principle resolves the contradiction by maintaining comprehensive presentation of only those items the user can actually access, eliminating wasted interaction time on unavailable content

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Ease of operation

If the electronic device manages content manually, then the user has full control over content selection, but the user interaction time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser controlVSAvoiduser interaction time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically managing content downloads, storage, and presentation based on user preferences and device conditions. This automation reduces the time users spend on manual content management while maintaining user control through configurable settings and preference-based automatic decisions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11720229B2User interfaces for browsing and presenting content

Publication Date: 2023.08.08 APPLE INC

AI summary

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces for browsing and presenting content. In some embodiments, the electronic device presents representations of recommended items of content that include representations of content items the user is entitled to access without including representations of content items the user is not entitled to access.