Grouping Container Matching via Tag Information

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current grouping containers in telecommunications often have similar themes but different names, leading to redundancy and inefficiencies in content sharing and user interaction, as users must establish their own containers or search for matching groups.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that utilize tag information to identify user interests and match them with existing grouping containers, allowing users to join relevant groups without duplicating themes and enabling efficient content sharing and interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users establish grouping containers by themselves according to practical needs, then users can create personalized groups with specific themes, but multiple grouping containers with the same theme but different names will be created leading to redundancy and inability to share contents

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser ability to create personalized groupsVSAvoidnumber of duplicate grouping containers
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides feedback to users about existing grouping containers with similar themes before allowing creation of new containers. The server compares the theme of a newly created grouping container with existing ones and notifies the user if similarity exceeds a threshold, preventing redundant container creation while preserving user ability to create personalized groups

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a universal theme comparison mechanism that works across all grouping containers regardless of their specific names or creators. By using theme-based matching and similarity calculation, the system provides a unified approach to prevent duplicates throughout the entire platform, enabling content sharing across containers with similar purposes

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

2Ease of operation

If users search for grouping containers or receive invitations to join, then users can access existing groups, but the process is inconvenient and users may miss relevant groups

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of joining grouping containersVSAvoidtime for users to search or wait for invitations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary matching of users with grouping containers based on user profiles, interests, and container themes before users need to join. By pre-identifying relevant containers and proactively inviting users or making them easily accessible, the system eliminates the need for users to manually search or wait for invitations, saving time and improving convenience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple independent grouping containers with the same theme exist, then users have freedom to create and manage their own groups, but contents cannot accumulate efficiently and each container becomes less active

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser freedom to manage own groupsVSAvoidcontent accumulation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the functionality of multiple independent grouping containers with similar themes into a unified content sharing ecosystem. By implementing cross-container content visibility and sharing mechanisms based on theme similarity, the system allows content to accumulate across containers while preserving user freedom to manage their own groups, thereby improving overall content accumulation efficiency and container activity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS8892637B2Method and apparatus for establishing grouping container and finding grouping container for user
Publication Date: 2014.11.18 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for finding a grouping container for a user and a method and apparatus for establishing a grouping container are provided. The method for finding a grouping container for a user includes: obtaining tag information of a user which includes a key word identifying characteristics of the user; finding a grouping container for the user based on the key word in the tag information and key words of a grouping container; presenting information of the grouping container found to the user, and receiving a confirmation from the user for joining the grouping container. Therefore, it is more convenient for a user to join a grouping container.