Content Sharing System Using Recipient History Classification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in efficiently sharing online content with others who are likely to be interested, as they need to manually initiate communication applications, which is time-consuming and not optimized based on prior sharing experiences.

Innovation Solution

A system that automatically classifies content and determines recipient candidates based on their past sharing activities, presenting sharing options through a user interface that considers online presence status and allows sharing via instant messaging, chat, or email, facilitating content sharing with those who have shown interest in similar content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users manually start a separate communication application to share content, then they can share content with recipients, but the process becomes time-consuming and not optimized based on prior sharing experiences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent sharing processVSAvoidtime to share content
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically classifying content into categories and pre-identifying recipient candidates based on prior sharing activity before the user needs to share. This preparation eliminates the need for manual classification and recipient selection during the sharing process, significantly reducing the time and effort required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service functionality by automatically determining recipient candidates and presenting sharing options without requiring manual intervention for recipient selection. The system serves itself by using prior sharing activity data to autonomously identify and present appropriate recipients, reducing the manual workload on users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If the system automatically determines recipient candidates based on prior sharing activity, then content sharing is optimized, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent sharing efficiencyVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system achieves multi-functionality by using a single classification mechanism that serves multiple purposes: it categorizes content for sharing, determines recipient candidates based on prior activity, and presents personalized sharing options. This universal approach consolidates multiple functions into one system component, improving efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs feedback mechanisms by analyzing prior sharing activity data to continuously improve recipient candidate identification. The feedback loop uses historical sharing patterns to refine future recommendations, making the system increasingly efficient over time without requiring complex reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If the system presents multiple communication options based on recipient online presence, then sharing effectiveness is improved, but the user interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent sharing effectivenessVSAvoiduser interface
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface dynamically adapts based on recipient online presence status. The system automatically adjusts the presentation of communication options according to real-time recipient availability, showing only relevant sharing methods (e.g., instant messaging for online recipients, email for offline recipients). This dynamic behavior improves effectiveness while keeping the interface simple through contextual relevance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9940401B2Buddy share
Publication Date: 2018.04.10 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

Sharing content includes classifying content perceived by a sharing user, determining a set of recipient candidates likely to be interested in the content based upon the classification of the content and prior sharing activity of the recipients with respect to content of the same or similar classification, and presenting to the sharing user one or more members of the set of recipient candidates for sharing the content being perceived by the sharing user.