Content Provisioning Matching Device Capabilities

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for delivering content to users do not effectively match content with the hardware and network capabilities of user devices, leading to suboptimal user experiences and inefficient content delivery.

Innovation Solution

A system that includes a user profile database and a content library database, where user devices can request content from a server by sending hardware and network capability data, receive evaluation data, and automatically deliver content tailored to their attributes, using evaluation software to select and present content based on device capabilities and network speeds.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If content is delivered without matching to hardware capabilities, then content delivery is simple and fast, but user experience deteriorates due to suboptimal content delivery

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experience qualityVSAvoidcontent delivery system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by collecting hardware capability data and network capability data from the user device before content delivery, storing this information in databases, and pre-matching content to device capabilities. This advance preparation ensures that when content is requested, the matching is already done, resolving the contradiction between improved user experience and system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary components including a content management server that acts as a mediator between the user device and content library, databases that store capability information, and matching algorithms that bridge content selection with device capabilities. These intermediaries enable intelligent content matching while managing system complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If content matching to hardware capabilities is implemented, then user experience is improved, but content delivery efficiency deteriorates due to additional processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent delivery optimizationVSAvoidcontent delivery speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs content matching and capability verification in advance, storing results in databases. When content is requested, the pre-computed matches are retrieved rather than recalculated, significantly reducing delivery time while maintaining optimization. This resolves the contradiction between delivery speed and delivery quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates copies of capability data and content metadata that can be quickly referenced during content delivery. Instead of performing full capability analysis for each content request, the system uses pre-stored capability profiles and content attribute copies, enabling fast matching without sacrificing optimization quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Measurement precision

If hardware capability data collection is performed, then content matching accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases due to additional data handling

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent-device matching precisionVSAvoiddata collection and processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the capability data collection into distinct modules: hardware capability data collection, network capability data collection, content attribute data collection, and matching algorithm modules. Each segment handles specific tasks independently, improving matching precision while managing complexity through modular design and clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10467552B2System and method for automatic content provisioning
Publication Date: 2019.11.05 PEARSON EDUCATION INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for automated content provisioning to a user device are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory including a user profile database containing information relating to a plurality of users and a content library database including a plurality of data packets. The system can include at least one server and a user device. The user device can: receive a request for content receipt; send an electrical signal containing a content request to the server; send an electrical signal containing hardware configuration data to the server; receive first data packets; launch evaluation software; evaluate received response data with the launched evaluation software; generate outcome data for a plurality of attributes of the received response data; and automatically deliver second presentation data received in second data packets.