Digital Content Layout System with Element Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods are inefficient for creating and managing layouts of digital content that combine multiple types of content, such as photos, videos, and hyperlinks, making it difficult for users to easily create and present diverse digital content in a cohesive manner.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that allows users to select a base form for digital content layout, associate different elements with specific types of content, and convert and store content for seamless access when selected, enabling the creation of dynamic and interactive digital posts with various content types.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple types of digital content are combined in one post, then content diversity and presentation capability are improved, but the complexity of creating and managing the post increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent diversityVSAvoidlayout management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The post layout is divided into multiple discrete elements, each capable of holding different types of digital content (photos, videos, hyperlinks, text). This segmentation allows users to independently manage and configure each content type without affecting others, reducing overall complexity while maintaining content diversity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The post structure is designed as a universal container that can accommodate multiple types of digital content through standardized elements. Each element can be associated with different content types, allowing the same layout framework to handle diverse content without requiring separate management systems for each content type.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple types of digital content are combined in one post, then content diversity and presentation capability are improved, but the ease of creating the post deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent diversityVSAvoidpost creation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides pre-defined layout templates with predetermined arrangements of content elements. Users can select from these pre-configured templates and simply populate them with their digital content, eliminating the need to manually design layouts from scratch and significantly simplifying the post creation process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to copy existing post layouts and reuse them for future posts. Once a layout structure is established and tested, it can be replicated and modified for different content sets, reducing the effort required to create new posts with multiple content types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Adaptability or versatility

If digital content is converted and stored in different forms, then content accessibility and presentation flexibility are improved, but the processing time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepresentation flexibilityVSAvoidcontent processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically converts digital content to appropriate forms and stores it in advance during the post creation process. Content is pre-processed and linked to the relevant layout elements, so that when the post is published, no additional conversion time is required and content is immediately accessible in the correct format.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10621270B2Systems, methods, and media for content management and sharing
Publication Date: 2020.04.14 MIXONIUM GRP HLDG
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AI summary

Methods, systems, and media for creating a layout of digital content are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: presenting a layout of digital content, wherein the layout of digital content includes a plurality of elements, and each element can be associated with a piece of digital content; receiving a selection of one of the elements; receiving a selection of a digital content type to be associated with one of the plurality of elements; presenting pieces of digital content that can be associated with the selected elements; receiving a selection of one of the pieces of digital content that can be associated with selected element; retrieving the selection of the pieces of digital content; converting the selection of the pieces of digital content from a first form to a second form; storing the selection of the pieces of digital content in the second form as stored content; and linking the stored content and the selected element such that when the selected element is selected for presentation, the stored content will be accessed.