Draft Board Poster Design System Bandwidth Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current poster generating systems are inefficient in optimizing bandwidth for users, fail to provide accurate preview representations of draft boards, and do not automatically adjust poster sizes based on user inputs, leading to unsatisfactory print products, especially for fantasy sports draft boards with variable sizes and aspect ratios.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for designing and printing draft board posters that uses a client computer communicating with a host computer over a network, where the host system automatically formats, scales, and sizes the template design, utilizing a scratch pad image for efficient rendering and bandwidth optimization, allowing users to interactively resize text and graphics, and providing a final print image that accurately represents the printed product.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If full resolution images are transmitted to users' computers for editing and manipulation, then image quality is maintained, but bandwidth consumption increases and system efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image processing workflow by keeping the host system's template images at full resolution locally while transmitting only low-resolution versions to users' browsers. User-uploaded images are processed separately, with resolution validation applied only to these uploaded images. This segmentation allows the system to maintain image quality where needed while minimizing bandwidth consumption during transmission and editing.
2Loss of energy
If low resolution images are used for poster representation in browsers, then bandwidth usage is reduced, but template features lose quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by maintaining different resolution levels for different components of the poster system. The host system's template images remain at full resolution locally on the server, while only low-resolution versions are transmitted to users' browsers for editing. This ensures that template features retain their quality characteristics where they are stored and processed, while bandwidth consumption is reduced during transmission and client-side display.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users manually adjust poster size and resolution, then customization is possible, but system automation and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling users to interactively resize text and graphics elements within the poster template through their browser-based interface. Users can adjust the size and positioning of these elements without requiring system intervention or manual reconfiguration of the entire poster. The system automatically handles the technical aspects of resizing and regenerating the poster at the selected resolution, combining user customization capability with system automation for efficiency.
4Device complexity
If poster size is fixed before user input, then design process is simplified, but adaptability to user needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the poster size and resolution parameters adjustable and adaptable throughout the design process. Instead of fixing the poster size beforehand, the system allows users to modify text and graphic element sizes interactively, and the system dynamically regenerates the poster at the new resolution. This dynamic approach maintains relative simplicity in the design process while providing high adaptability to user needs and preferences.
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AI summary
A system and method for designing and printing fantasy draft board posters using a client computer communicating with a host computer. The host computer provides a design interface to a user, and the user selects a template design. The template design requires a user to input a variety of client-defined material with a header, and select the number of teams and rounds. The client-defined material is displayed actively on a scratch pad image, and determines the dimensions of the final format of the draft board poster. The final print image file for the poster is then created and printed.