Mobile Content Integration System Using Intermediary Crawling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current content distribution systems and mobile devices lack the capability to integrate and optimize content from multiple sources for distribution to and consumption on mobile devices, failing to provide an integrated mobile graphical media experience due to format differences, bandwidth limitations, and the inability to dynamically update with relevant content.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a crawling module for extracting and reformating content, a parsing module for keyword analysis, and a rendering module to generate an integrated mobile graphical media experience based on optimization requirements and templates, optimizing content for mobile devices and presenting it in a unified GUI.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If content is distributed using platform-specific systems for each content type, then content can be consumed on its original platform, but content distribution systems lack the capability to integrate and compile content from different sources for mobile devices

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent integration capabilityVSAvoiddistribution system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a mobile content distribution system that acts as an intermediary between multiple content sources (social media, blogs, news sites) and mobile devices. This intermediary system collects, compiles, optimizes, and distributes content from disparate sources in a unified manner, enabling integration without requiring changes to the original content platforms or mobile device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The distribution system is designed to handle multiple types of content (video clips, blogs, social media posts, articles, promotions) from various sources through a single unified platform. The system performs multiple functions including content collection, formatting, optimization for mobile devices, and distribution, thereby achieving versatility without proportionally increasing complexity

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

2Manufacturing precision

If high quality images and videos are distributed to mobile devices, then content quality is maintained, but bandwidth consumption and storage requirements exceed mobile device limitations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent qualityVSAvoidbandwidth and storage consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by optimizing content specifically for mobile device characteristics. The system adjusts image resolution, video quality, and file formats based on mobile device capabilities, screen sizes, and network conditions. This allows content to be delivered in appropriately optimized quality levels for each device rather than uniformly high quality, reducing bandwidth and storage consumption while maintaining acceptable visual quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The distribution system changes multiple parameters of content including resolution, file format, compression level, and size based on mobile device specifications and network conditions. This dynamic parameter adjustment enables the system to deliver content that balances quality with the bandwidth and storage constraints of mobile devices

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If content from multiple sources is integrated into a unified mobile experience, then mobile users can access diverse content through a single interface, but the system must handle multiple data formats and optimization requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser access convenienceVSAvoidcontent processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The distribution system serves as an intermediary that handles the complexity of multiple data formats and sources. It collects content in various formats from different sources, standardizes and optimizes them, then delivers them through a unified mobile interface. This shields the user from the underlying complexity while providing ease of access to diverse content

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the content processing task into distinct modules: content collection from various sources, format standardization, optimization for mobile devices, and distribution. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific aspects of the complexity independently, making the overall system more manageable while providing a simplified user interface

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

4Speed

If the mobile graphical media experience is updated with all newly generated content, then content freshness is maintained, but the system cannot identify and prioritize content relevant to particular users

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent update speedVSAvoidcontent relevance
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the distribution system monitors user interactions with content (views, clicks, engagement patterns) and uses this feedback to identify and prioritize content relevant to particular users. This allows the system to update users with content that is both fresh and relevant, rather than indiscriminately distributing all new content

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20180225024A1System and method for generating an integrated mobile graphical experience using compiled-content from multiple sources
Publication Date: 2018.08.09 ZUMOBI LLC
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AI summary

The present disclosure describes systems, methods, and a graphical user interface implementing techniques for optimizing and integrating compiled-content provided from at least one compiled-content source for use by an integrated mobile graphical media experience executed in a mobile device. A crawling module is provided to extract a plurality of compiled-content items, having a plurality of data formats, from the compiled-content source. The crawling module is also configured to reformat at least one compiled-content item of the plurality of compiled-content items based on predetermined optimization requirements. A rendering module configured to generate, using the plurality of compiled-content items, the integrated mobile graphical media experience based on a template for execution on the mobile device. The integrated mobile graphical media experience includes a plurality of display items, and each display item in the plurality of display items corresponds to a respective compiled-content item of the plurality of compiled-content items.