Content Presentation Strategy Optimization via Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Organizations face challenges in effectively presenting content to diverse customer bases over the internet, as they need to decide which subsets of customers to provide specific content to, and how to schedule it, while minimizing resource consumption and maximizing user interest and desired actions.

Innovation Solution

A system that uses machine learning and multi-arm bandit algorithms to optimize content presentation strategies by identifying the most interested customer subsets and adjusting content delivery based on feedback metrics, reducing computation and communication resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If content is presented to all potential customers, then maximum user coverage is achieved, but resource consumption increases and user interest decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser coverageVSAvoidresource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the customer base into distinct subsets based on their interests and preferences using machine learning algorithms. Instead of presenting content to all customers uniformly, the system divides the population into targeted groups and presents relevant content to each segment, thereby reducing overall resource consumption while maintaining effective user coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by customizing content presentation strategies for different customer subsets rather than using a uniform approach. Each segment receives content tailored to their specific interests and characteristics, which optimizes resource allocation by focusing computational and communication resources on the most relevant audience segments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Quantity of substance

If content is presented to all potential customers, then maximum user coverage is achieved, but user interest and desired actions decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser coverageVSAvoiddesired actions
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting customers into interest-based subsets, the system ensures that each user receives content relevant to their preferences. This targeted approach maintains broad user coverage while significantly improving engagement metrics and desired actions, as customers are more likely to interact with content that matches their interests.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameters of content presentation by adjusting which content is shown to which customer subset based on analyzed preferences. This dynamic parameter adjustment optimizes both user coverage and engagement by matching content characteristics to customer interests rather than using a static one-size-fits-all approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If traditional content presentation methods are used, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplementation simplicityVSAvoidcomputation resources
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically segment customers and optimize content presentation without manual intervention. Machine learning algorithms autonomously analyze customer data, identify subsets, and determine optimal content strategies, reducing the need for manual configuration while minimizing resource consumption through intelligent automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor content presentation effectiveness and resource consumption. This feedback loop enables the system to automatically adjust segmentation strategies and content allocation to optimize the balance between implementation simplicity and resource efficiency, learning from observed outcomes to improve future presentations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11861538B1Optimization techniques for content presentation strategies
Publication Date: 2024.01.02 AMAZON TECH INC
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AI summary

Strategies for an objective associated with an offering set are obtained. A strategy assigns respective selection probabilities of receiving content associated with the offering set to users of a user population. Strategy optimization iterations are performed with respect to a sub-sample of the population and a subset of the strategies. In a given iteration, weights assigned to the strategies are used to determine aggregated selection probabilities for users, content pertaining to the offering set is presented to users selected based on the aggregated probabilities, and the weights are adjusted based on feedback metrics and an exploration-exploitation tradeoff parameter. Based on weights updated in the iterations, content associated with the offering set is presented to users which were not in the sub-sample.