Media Content Distribution System Using Activity-Based Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

As smartphones, tablets, and other communication devices increasingly consume more data, managing the distribution of media content becomes challenging, particularly in efficiently tailoring content delivery to user activities and preferences within communication networks.

Innovation Solution

A system that processes media content by segmenting, tagging, and grouping content based on user activity data, allowing for real-time selection and delivery of relevant media content to target devices, using a combination of data from various sources and AI to adapt to user behavior and preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If media content is distributed to multiple devices with increasing data usage, then content availability and accessibility are improved, but network load and management complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent availabilityVSAvoidmanagement complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments media content into multiple segments that can be distributed across different devices and networks. Each segment is independently manageable, allowing the system to provide wide content availability while reducing the management burden on any single device or network component. The segmentation enables parallel distribution and selective reassembly at the receiving end.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If generic media content distribution is used, then system simplicity is maintained, but user experience and content relevance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidcontent relevance

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary actions by collecting user activity data, analyzing user preferences, and pre-segmenting content according to user profiles before distribution. This advance preparation enables the system to automatically deliver relevant content without requiring complex real-time decision-making, thus maintaining system simplicity while significantly improving content relevance to individual users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If user activity data is collected for personalization, then content relevance is improved, but user privacy concerns increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent personalizationVSAvoidprivacy concerns

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the minimum necessary user activity data required for content personalization, separating this from broader user information. By taking out only specific, relevant data points (such as viewing habits and preferences) rather than comprehensive user profiles, the system achieves effective content personalization while minimizing privacy intrusion and user concern.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS11290764B2Media content distribution system and methods for use therewith

Publication Date: 2022.03.29 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P

AI summary

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device configured for generating a number of content groups by grouping a number of tagged media segments according to their corresponding content designators. The device can be further configured for detect an activity of a user, determining a particular segment length and content designator according to the detected activity, and generating a selected content group according to the particular segment length and content designator. A content group is selected according to the particular segment length and the content designator. Other embodiments are disclosed.