Automated Editorial Content Compatibility System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for generating and utilizing editorial content in promotions are prone to human error, leading to inconsistencies and misrepresentation of merchant intent, which can reduce user confidence and increase refund requests, thereby affecting the value proposition of promotions and marketing services.

Innovation Solution

A system that identifies and recommends editorial content compatible with a promotion structure by associating required attributes with each piece of content, ensuring coherence across channels and improving the promotion generation experience for merchants, while utilizing expert authors to create robust and accurate content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated systems are used to generate editorial content for promotions, then productivity and consistency are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent generation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments editorial content into distinct components (headlines, descriptions, calls-to-action) that can be independently generated, stored, and recombined. This modular approach enables automated assembly of promotion content while maintaining manageability and reducing the complexity burden of the overall system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates and stores templates and patterns of editorial content that can be copied and adapted for multiple promotions. By establishing reusable content models with defined attributes and structures, the system achieves high productivity through automation while keeping complexity contained within the template definitions rather than requiring complex real-time generation logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If manual methods are used to create editorial content, then ease of operation is maintained, but reliability and accuracy deteriorate due to human error

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent accuracyVSAvoidcontent creation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automated validation and consistency checking of editorial content against merchant intent and promotion parameters. Content is automatically verified for accuracy, proper formatting, and alignment with business rules, ensuring high reliability while reducing the need for manual proofreading and error correction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where editorial content is evaluated against predefined criteria and merchant requirements. Automated feedback loops identify inconsistencies, suggest corrections, and ensure content meets quality standards before publication, maintaining high accuracy without requiring extensive manual review.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If comprehensive attribute checking is performed to ensure content compatibility, then manufacturing precision is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent compatibility accuracyVSAvoidcontent verification time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary validation and attribute matching checks during content creation and storage, rather than waiting until the point of use. Editorial content is pre-tagged with required attributes and compatibility information, so that when a promotion is assembled, the system can quickly match content to appropriate promotions without time-consuming verification at the moment of deployment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11568442B1Unlocking editorial content
Publication Date: 2023.01.31 BYTEDANCE INC
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AI summary

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to identify editorial content that is compatible with a promotion. The method includes receiving a selection of a promotion structure. The method further includes identifying editorial content that is compatible with the selected promotion structure. The promotion structure may optionally be selected from a list of promotion structures relating to a deal context. The method further includes transmitting the compatible editorial content to a user. Optionally, the method may include receiving a selection from the compatible editorial content, and transmitting a claim confirmation to a promotion and marketing service. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.