Content Movement Notification System for URL Changes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in being notified when content items they have expressed interest in are moved to new network locations, leading to difficulties in accessing previously enjoyed content due to changes in URLs or locations.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for generating and sending notifications to users when content items are moved from one network location to another, utilizing a notification system that can provide alerts via mobile devices, social networks, or email, based on user subscriptions and prior interactions with the content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If content items are moved to new network locations, then content organization and management flexibility is improved, but user ability to access previously enjoyed content deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent organization flexibilityVSAvoidcontent accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by notifying users before content items are moved to new network locations. The notification system sends alerts to subscribed users about upcoming content moves, allowing users to prepare for the change and maintain continuous access to their content of interest.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If content items are moved to new network locations, then content management capability is improved, but user awareness of content location deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent management capabilityVSAvoidcontent location information

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by notifying users when content items are moved to new network locations. The notification system provides feedback to users about content location changes, ensuring they are aware of where to find their content even after it has been moved by the content management system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If notification system is implemented, then user awareness of content movement is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent movement informationVSAvoidnotification system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses an intermediary notification component that bridges the content management system and users. This intermediary handles the complexity of tracking content movements and communicating them to users, isolating the complexity from both the content management operations and the user interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10541962B2Notifying users in response to movement of a content item to a new content source

Publication Date: 2020.01.21 GOOGLE LLC

AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for notifying a user regarding movement of a content item which the user has previously expressed interest in, to a new network location. In one or more aspects, a system includes a notification generation component configured to generate a notification indicating a content item has been moved from a first content source to a second content source in response to movement of the content item from the first content source to the second content source. The system further includes a notification posting component configured to send the notification to a device or an account of a user based in part on a subscription of the user to the first content source or the content item.