Content Selection Based on Device State Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

In networked environments, users face challenges with battery-powered devices as they may be inconvenienced by high battery consumption from content delivery, leading to reduced accessibility and engagement with content, especially in low battery states or poor network conditions, without adequate consideration for the user's receptiveness.

Innovation Solution

A system that selects and serves content items based on the battery level, signal strength, and charging state of user devices, using predictive models and filtering techniques to optimize content delivery, ensuring lower battery consumption and improved user engagement by providing relevant content when the user is most receptive.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If content items are delivered to user devices in networked environments, then information accessibility is improved, but battery consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidbattery consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameters of content delivery by selecting content items based on device state parameters (battery level, signal strength, charging state). When battery level is low, the system selects content that consumes less energy, thereby adjusting the delivery parameters to balance information accessibility with energy conservation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The content selection system dynamically adapts to changing device states. As battery level, signal strength, or charging state changes, the system dynamically adjusts which content items are selected and delivered, making the content delivery process flexible and responsive to real-time conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If content items are delivered without considering device state, then content delivery simplicity is maintained, but user engagement decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent delivery simplicityVSAvoiduser engagement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The content selection system operates autonomously by automatically detecting device state parameters and selecting appropriate content items without requiring user intervention. The system self-adjusts content delivery based on real-time device conditions, maintaining operational simplicity while improving engagement through intelligent selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where device state information (battery level, signal strength, charging state) is continuously monitored and fed back to the content selection process. This feedback loop enables the system to adjust content selection based on current device conditions, thereby improving user engagement while maintaining automated operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If content items are selected based on multiple device state parameters, then user receptiveness is optimized, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser receptivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the content selection process into distinct evaluation stages based on different device state parameters. It separately evaluates battery level, signal strength, and charging state, then integrates these evaluations to select content items. This segmentation allows complex multi-parameter optimization to be managed through modular, independent assessments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240310894A1Selecting and serving a content item based on device state data of a device
Publication Date: 2024.09.19 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

A method includes receiving, by one or more processors of at least one server and via a connection between the at least one server and a client device, a request for a content item to be presented at the client device, receiving, by the one or more processors, data indicative of a network speed of the client device at which the content item is to be presented, selecting, by the one or more processors and based on the data indicative of the network speed, a first content item, and providing, by the one or more processors and for presentation at the client device, the first content item via the connection between the at least one server and the client device.