Message Posting Assistance Service Automation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing message posting assistance services are burdened by frequent updates in video and message sharing services, requiring constant updates to maintain functionality, which can be cumbersome and inefficient.

Innovation Solution

A method that uses a user terminal to accept text and video URL data, automatically processing by copying text data to a clipboard and downloading thumbnail image data from a video sharing service, storing it in an image folder, allowing for independent operation from updates in video and message sharing services, facilitated by a message posting assistance service that provides a page with a proceed button for streamlined processing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If the message posting assistance service is run by a service provider and integrates with video sharing and message sharing services, then it can provide automated message posting functionality, but it becomes susceptible to updates in those services requiring frequent updates to maintain compatibility

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomated message posting functionalityVSAvoidcompatibility with service updates
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a message posting assistance service that acts as an intermediary between video sharing services and message sharing services. This intermediary service receives video information from video sharing services, processes it locally, and posts to message sharing services independently, thereby isolating the automation logic from direct dependencies on either service's API changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the message posting functionality into an independent service component that operates separately from the video sharing and message sharing services. By dividing the system into independent modules (video information reception, message generation, message posting), each segment can be updated independently without affecting others, reducing the impact of service updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If the service provider maintains the message posting assistance service, then automated processing can be provided, but the burden of frequent updates increases operational complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomated processing efficiencyVSAvoidupdate maintenance burden
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The message posting assistance service is designed to operate autonomously with self-contained processing logic. It independently receives video information, generates messages, and posts them without requiring external coordination with video sharing or message sharing service providers, thereby eliminating the need for frequent updates to maintain compatibility with their systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The service performs preliminary processing of video information locally before posting to message sharing services. By pre-processing and formatting data in advance using independent methods, the system avoids the need to adapt to changes in message sharing service formats, reducing update requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11855951B2Method used in a message posting assistance service that assists a user in posting a message including thumbnail image data and text data to a message sharing service
Publication Date: 2023.12.26 MITSUHARA ATSUSHI
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AI summary

A method includes providing a user terminal with page data for rendering a message posting assistance page that includes a first window and a proceed button. The present method also includes accepting text data via the first window. The present method further includes accepting, via the first window, a video URL for identifying video data. The present method further includes proceeding with automatic processing in response to a single press of the proceed button. The automatic processing includes: (a) moving or copying the text data from the first window to a clipboard of the user terminal; and (b) downloading the thumbnail image data from the video sharing service based on the video URL and storing the thumbnail image data in an image folder of the user terminal.