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Solution Overview

Problem

Current content management systems (CMSs) fail to provide integrated services for easy configuration and customization of presentations across multiple web pages, lack near-live speed capabilities for managing live broadcasts, and do not effectively manage digital rights or provide viewer metrics, leading to missed opportunities in capturing consumer bases and optimizing content delivery.

Innovation Solution

The Digital Media Integration Exchange (MIX) Platform offers a unified workflow for live video processing, content ingestion, ad hoc media uploading, and property configuration, enabling comprehensive integration with live/linear video production, automatic content tagging, and layered presentation definitions for multi-channel publishing, along with advanced syndication and rights management features.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If current CMSs are used to manage content, then basic content storage and publishing is achieved, but integrated services for easy configuration and customization of presentations across multiple web pages are not provided

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconfiguration and customization of presentationsVSAvoidintegrated services for multiple web pages
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal property template system that can be replicated across multiple properties (web pages). The template definition includes presentation configurations, content structures, and branding elements that can be instantiated across numerous properties simultaneously, enabling one template to serve multiple functions and properties.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary configuration by allowing users to define property templates in advance with all necessary presentation settings, content structures, and branding configurations. These pre-configured templates can then be rapidly replicated to create multiple properties without repeating the configuration process, enabling easy customization across multiple web pages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Speed

If current CMSs are used for managing live broadcasts, then content management is achieved, but near-live speed capabilities are not provided

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenear-live speed capabilitiesVSAvoidtime to capture consumer base
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary configuration by allowing users to define property templates in advance with all necessary presentation settings, content structures, and branding configurations. These pre-configured templates can then be rapidly replicated to create multiple properties without repeating the configuration process, enabling easy customization across multiple web pages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a template replication mechanism where a single property template definition can be copied and instantiated across multiple properties simultaneously. This copying process preserves the master template while creating independent instances that can be customized, enabling rapid deployment of multiple web pages from a single source definition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Extent of automation

If current CMSs are used, then content management is achieved, but automatic control and management of digital rights for various content feeds is not provided

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic control and management of digital rightsVSAvoiddistribution to properties in near-live time
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a rights management system that automatically tracks and enforces digital rights across content distribution. The system monitors content usage, licensing terms, and distribution patterns, providing feedback mechanisms that automatically adjust rights management decisions. This automated feedback loop ensures reliable enforcement of digital rights while enabling near-live content distribution across multiple properties.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

4Adaptability or versatility

If current CMSs are used, then content storage is achieved, but integrated viewer metrics and content optimization capabilities are not provided

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintegrated viewer metrics and optimizationVSAvoidseparate programs required for metrics
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges previously separate functions into a unified property template system. Viewer metrics, content performance data, and optimization capabilities are integrated directly into the CMS platform rather than requiring separate external programs. This consolidation allows users to access and act on performance data within the same interface used for content management and template configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3304891B1Rights management and syndication of content
Publication Date: 2021.08.04 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GRP
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AI summary

Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for distributing syndicated content or content with one or more distribution restrictions. In one aspect, a method may include assigning a unique ID to a plurality of content items, where the unique ID of at least one of the content items is associated with one or more property distribution restrictions. The method may further include streaming in a video stream the content items to at least two properties and monitoring the unique IDs of the plurality of content items streamed in the video stream to detect least one content item associated with the one or more property distribution restrictions. The distribution of the least one content item associated with the one or more property distribution restrictions may be blocked from the one or more properties concurrently with streaming the video stream, based on the one or more property distribution restrictions.