Low-Bandwidth Ad Rendering via Segmented Content Packages

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Solution Overview

Problem

Video advertising in low-bandwidth internet environments, such as emerging countries, results in an unpleasant user experience due to bandwidth intensity, leading to inefficient rendering of interactive ads.

Innovation Solution

A method involving a two-step process where an advertisement rendering application and content package are downloaded during bandwidth available time frames, allowing for efficient rendering of interactive ads by parsing the content package to generate and display ads within the video player, even at low bandwidths.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If video advertising content is provided to client devices, then advertising revenue and content provider benefits are improved, but bandwidth consumption increases and user experience deteriorates in low-bandwidth environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertising content deliveryVSAvoidbandwidth consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The advertising content is segmented into modular components including header information, body content, and footer information. Each component can be independently transmitted and assembled at the client device, allowing for efficient bandwidth utilization while delivering complete advertising content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-generates and caches advertisement content packages on server systems before client requests. This preliminary action allows the content to be ready for immediate transmission in compressed formats, reducing the actual bandwidth consumption during delivery to low-bandwidth client devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If interactive advertisement rendering is implemented, then advertising effectiveness and user engagement are improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertising rendering efficiencyVSAvoidrendering system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

An intermediary rendering system is introduced that translates complex interactive advertisement formats into simplified versions suitable for low-bandwidth devices. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of ad rendering while presenting a simplified interface to client devices, maintaining advertising effectiveness without increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts rendering parameters based on detected client device capabilities and network conditions. By changing parameters such as content detail level, interaction complexity, and transmission format, the system achieves efficient advertising rendering adapted to each client's specific constraints without requiring complex device infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If advertisement content is transmitted to all client devices, then advertising coverage is improved, but network bandwidth and transmission time are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertising content adaptabilityVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements local quality adaptation by transmitting different versions or levels of advertisement content based on the specific characteristics of each client device and its network environment. High-detail content is sent only to capable devices with sufficient bandwidth, while simplified content is sent to low-bandwidth devices, optimizing overall network bandwidth utilization while maintaining broad advertising coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP4145373A1Interactive ad rendering application for low-bandwidth communication environments
Publication Date: 2023.03.08 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for providing interactive content for display in low-bandwidth communication environments are provided. A system can receive request for a web page including primary content. The system can determine that the end user computing device is communicating with the data processing system via a network connection corresponding to a bandwidth below a predetermined threshold. The system can, responsive to determining that the network connection corresponds to a bandwidth below the predetermined threshold, provide the web page including the primary video content and web page code invoking a low bandwidth advertisement rendering script responsive to the request for the web page. The low bandwidth advertisement rendering script can be configured to cause the client device to receive an ad rendering application and an ad content package, and then render an interactive ad corresponding to the ad content package.