Electronic Device Content Provision via Identification Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face challenges in receiving content from a server when network communication is not smooth, leading to incomplete or unavailable content provision based on the device's location.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device method involves receiving content identification information from a second server when in its wireless communication area, allowing it to display or transmit relevant information associated with the content, even if the primary server and device are not connected in real time, by storing and processing content from multiple providers and updating content based on location and expiration dates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the electronic device receives content from a server in real time through network communication, then the content provision is timely and accurate, but the content cannot be provided when network communication is not smooth or unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device receives and stores content identification information from the second server in advance, before actually needing to access the content. This preliminary action enables the device to later retrieve and display content even when real-time network communication with the first server is unavailable, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device stores and processes content from multiple providers, then content availability is improved regardless of network connectivity, but the device complexity and memory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces content identification information as an intermediary element that mediates between multiple content providers (first server and second server) and the electronic device. Instead of storing and processing all content from multiple providers directly, the device stores compact identification information that enables selective content retrieval, thus achieving content availability adaptability while minimizing device complexity and memory requirements.
3Reliability
If the electronic device uses content identification information to fetch content from multiple sources, then content provision reliability is improved, but the information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device stores content identification information (a compact copy or representation of the actual content) from the second server. This identification information serves as a simplified copy that enables the device to reliably identify and retrieve content from multiple sources without needing to process and store the full content data, thus improving content provision reliability while minimizing information processing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus of an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, from a first server, a designated content including at least one piece of information associated with a second server. The method also includes receiving content identification information from the second server when the electronic device is located in a short-range wireless communication area of the second server. The method further includes displaying at least one information that corresponds to the content identification information, from the content received from the first server.