Dynamic Preference Indicator for Content Visibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for improved methods to encourage individuals to indicate their preferences for content, such as news stories or products, to increase audience exposure and revenue for publishers and service providers.

Innovation Solution

A system and process for collecting and managing content contributions, including a preference system that allows users to submit, digg, bury, and comment on content, with a dynamic submission and preference indicator that promotes content sharing and visibility, utilizing a web module with database infrastructure and visualization tools to track and display user interactions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a preference system allows users to submit and interact with content, then content visibility and engagement increase, but spam and irrelevant content also increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent visibilityVSAvoidspam content

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where user interactions (digg, bury, comment) provide real-time signals about content quality. The dynamic indicator updates based on this feedback, allowing the system to respond to content quality changes and filter out spam through community-driven evaluation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary preference system that mediates between content creators and users. This intermediary layer filters and evaluates content through user interactions before it gains visibility, preventing spam from directly reaching the main content stream while still allowing legitimate content to flourish

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If a dynamic indicator shows real-time preference information, then user engagement increases, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser engagementVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses simplified copies and representations of complex data. The dynamic indicator displays aggregated preference information in simple visual forms (counts, ratings) rather than raw data, making complex user interaction patterns easily understandable while maintaining engagement

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The preference system automatically calculates and updates dynamic indicators based on user interactions without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by processing user inputs and generating visibility metrics automatically, reducing operational complexity while maintaining real-time engagement feedback

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8880523B2Dynamic submission and preference indicator

Publication Date: 2014.11.04 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

AI summary

Indicating preference for a content contribution is disclosed. A request for information associated with the content contribution is received from a first entity. The status of the content contribution is determined. A response is provided to the first entity. Determining the status of the content contribution includes determining whether a submission of the content contribution was previously received.