Content Source Allocation for Voice-Activated Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Excessive network transmissions of network traffic data between computing devices can lead to inefficient bandwidth utilization, processing overload, and degraded response times, especially when dealing with a large number of digital component objects.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for allocating content sources in a voice-activated packet-based computer network environment, which includes a natural language processor to identify requests and trigger keywords, a content selector to choose digital components, and a source allocation component to select the most suitable content source based on characteristics such as processor capability, memory availability, and network bandwidth.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If multiple candidate content sources are evaluated and selected based on characteristics, then network bandwidth usage and processing utilization are reduced, but the complexity of the source allocation process increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork bandwidth usageVSAvoidsource allocation process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of candidate content sources by determining characteristics such as processor capability, memory availability, and network bandwidth capacity before actual content transmission. This advance assessment allows the system to pre-identify suitable content sources, reducing the need for complex real-time decision-making during content delivery and thereby lowering overall system complexity while optimizing resource usage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The source allocation component acts as an intermediary between the content delivery system and multiple candidate content sources. It mediates the selection process by evaluating characteristics of different content sources and determining the most suitable match, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture by centralizing the decision-making logic in a dedicated component rather than distributing complexity across the entire network.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If content sources are selected based on multiple characteristics including processor capability and memory availability, then processing utilization is reduced, but the time required to evaluate and select content sources increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing utilizationVSAvoidcontent source evaluation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines characteristics of candidate content sources in advance, including processor capability, memory availability, and network bandwidth capacity, before actual content transmission is needed. This preliminary evaluation allows the system to pre-identify and cache information about suitable content sources, reducing the time required during actual content delivery while maintaining thorough assessment of processing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The source allocation component evaluates multiple parameters simultaneously (processor capability, memory availability, network bandwidth) and uses weighted scoring or threshold-based filtering to efficiently rank content sources. By transforming multiple characteristics into a unified selection criterion, the system reduces the computational time required for evaluation while still comprehensively assessing processing utilization requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If a large number of digital component objects initiate network transmissions, then content variety and user choice are improved, but network bandwidth utilization and response time deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent varietyVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system evaluates and selects content sources based on their specific local characteristics such as processor capability, memory availability, and network bandwidth capacity. By matching content delivery to the local qualities of individual content sources rather than using a uniform approach, the system can serve diverse content types efficiently through specialized sources, maintaining content variety while optimizing network bandwidth utilization for each specific content type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The source allocation component serves as an intermediary that manages the diversity of digital component objects by routing different content types to appropriately matched content sources. It evaluates the characteristics of both the content objects and potential content sources, then makes intelligent routing decisions that preserve content variety while preventing network bandwidth overload by directing traffic to sources with adequate capacity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4343550B1Content source allocation between computing devices
Publication Date: 2025.05.14 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate generally to allocation of content resources in a voice activated packet-based computer network. A request for a digital component, by a client computing device, can be fulfilled by multiple content sources. Fulfillment by the different content sources can consume different amounts of computational and network resources. The selection of the best content provider can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data packet transmission over one or more computer networks.