Content Set Interaction via Data Structure Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current content aggregation systems lack flexibility in interacting and integrating disparate content sets from different providers, limiting user experience and functionality within a single web page.
Innovation Solution
A system that loads both content sets into a data structure, detects events associated with the second content set, parses it to identify subsets, compares these subsets with the first content set, and executes associated actions when a match is found, allowing for enhanced interaction and behavior modification without requiring tight coupling between content sets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content sets from different providers are aggregated and displayed in separate display areas, then content diversity and user personalization are improved, but interaction and integration between content sets are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third component - a data structure - that serves as an intermediary between content sets from different providers. This data structure enables interaction and integration between content sets without requiring direct coupling between the content sets themselves, thus resolving the contradiction by providing a mediating layer that simplifies integration while maintaining flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the content display system into independent content sets from different providers, each loaded into the same data structure. This segmentation allows content sets to remain independent while still interacting through the shared data structure, improving integration flexibility without increasing coupling complexity between the content sets themselves
2Ease of operation
If content sets are loaded into a data structure for interaction, then user interaction and functionality are enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where content sets automatically load into the data structure through event detection and parsing. The system automatically identifies subsets, compares them with existing content sets, and executes associated actions without manual intervention, thereby enhancing user interaction capability while managing complexity through automation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-defining the data structure framework and pre-configuring content sets to be loaded into it. This preliminary setup enables complex interactions and user functionality to emerge automatically when content is loaded, reducing the operational complexity of managing interactions during runtime
Data Source
AI summary
Interaction is provided between a first content set and a second content set, both of which are loaded into a data structure. When an event associated with loading of the second content set is detected, the second content set is parsed to identify at least one sub-set of the second content set. The identified sub-set is checked against a first data set associated with the first content set to determine whether the identified sub-set matches the first data set. If a match is found, an action associated with the least one identified sub-set is executed and the data structure is modified.