Multimedia Content Aggregation System for Mobile Blogging Automation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current blogging technologies are limited in their ability to automatically aggregate and disseminate both structured-edited content, such as syndicated-RSS, and non-edited content, like multimedia information, making it difficult for users to store and search such content on their blog sites, especially from mobile devices.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that collects, correlates, and aggregates syndicated-format edited content with non-edited content, converting non-text content into searchable text using processors and databases, and presenting it in a syndicated-style data feed that can be searched by users, using gateways and infolets to handle various protocols and formats.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual blogging methods are used on desktop computers, then users can create and publish blog entries, but the process is time-consuming and cannot be performed from mobile devices

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblog creation efficiencyVSAvoidtime required for manual blog updates
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically collects, aggregates, and publishes blog content from multiple RSS feeds without requiring manual user intervention. The blogging agent autonomously retrieves content, formats it appropriately, and publishes it to the blog, enabling self-service operation that dramatically reduces time investment and allows mobile access through automated content dissemination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Extent of automation

If RSS feeds are edited manually before publication, then content quality can be maintained, but the automation capability is reduced and mobile publishing becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomated content aggregationVSAvoidcontent quality consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The blogging agent acts as an intermediary between RSS feeds and the blog publication system. It automatically retrieves content from multiple sources, formats it according to blog requirements, and publishes it without manual intervention. This intermediary layer maintains content quality through systematic processing while enabling full automation and mobile accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple data formats and protocols are supported, then system versatility is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotocol compatibilityVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The blogging agent is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple data formats and protocols (RSS, Atom, mobile communication protocols) through a single unified system. This universal approach allows the system to adapt to different content sources and delivery channels without requiring separate specialized components for each protocol, thereby maintaining versatility while managing complexity.

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

Data Source

PatentUS7581166B2System and method of collecting, correlating, and aggregating structured edited content and non-edited content
Publication Date: 2009.08.25 META PLATFORMS INC
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AI summary

A mobile multimedia content aggregation and dissemination platform is provided that aims to automate the creation, collection, correlation, aggregation, and dissemination of RSS, ATOM or other syndicated-style data formats along with non-syndicated content for blogs and for searching by interested parties. Then non-syndicated content may be substantially any type of multimedia content that has not yet been edited or that has been edited. The system and method may receive data content that originated from a syndicated information source along with other data content that originated from a non-syndicated information source. The system and method convert both types of content into, at least, blog information and blog data. The blog information comprising, information that points to a storage location of the blog data. The exemplary method further enables a user to search the blog data regardless of whether the blog data originated from a syndicated data source or non-syndicated data source.