Music Streaming System Survey Analysis for Marketability Scores

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Solution Overview

Problem

In the saturated music market, artists face challenges in determining the popularity and marketability of their music due to inconsistent and inaccurate data from social media, making it difficult to decide on releasing songs that will resonate with listeners and enhance their career.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for music streaming that connects listener-user and artist-user devices, allowing for media item sharing and evaluation through surveys, generating marketability and profitability scores based on listener feedback, utilizing a server system with a processor, communications interface, and non-transitory computer readable medium to analyze binary answer surveys.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If artists use social media to determine song popularity, then they can access readily available data, but the data is inconsistent and inaccurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of popularity dataVSAvoidcomplexity of data collection system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a dedicated survey system as an intermediary between artists and listeners. Instead of relying on social media platforms, the system uses structured surveys distributed through a controlled platform that collects, standardizes, and validates listener feedback, ensuring consistent and accurate popularity measurements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a closed-loop feedback mechanism where listener responses to surveys are systematically collected, analyzed, and returned to artists as actionable popularity metrics. This continuous feedback cycle ensures data accuracy by allowing verification and refinement of results over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If artists release more music to stand out in the saturated market, then they increase their chances of creating a hit song, but it becomes harder to determine which songs will be successful

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of songs releasedVSAvoidloss of marketability information
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of songs through listener surveys before full release. By gathering feedback early in the development process, artists can identify promising songs that are likely to succeed and prioritize them for release, while avoiding investment in songs with poor potential.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the traditional trial-and-error mechanical approach of releasing multiple songs with a systematic evaluation mechanism. Using automated survey distribution and data analysis, the system predicts song success with higher accuracy, reducing the need for artists to release numerous songs to find a hit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Reliability

If artists want to stay true to their identity and only release music their fans will support, then they maintain their reputation, but they may miss opportunities to reach new audiences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereputation consistencyVSAvoidability to reach new audiences
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows artists to adjust parameters such as survey question selection, target listener demographics, and feedback thresholds. By changing these parameters, artists can evaluate different types of music against their core fan base while identifying potential appeal to new audiences, balancing reputation maintenance with growth opportunities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240211978A1System and Method for Music Streaming
Publication Date: 2024.06.27 DIXON TERRENCE
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AI summary

A system and method for music streaming that that connects a plurality of listener-user devices and one or more artist-user device to communicate and share media files, that provides listener-users with a survey, and provides the one or more artist-user device with a statistical analysis of said surveys. The data is presented to the uploading one or more artist-user device so that they gauge the potential popularity of a media item. Additionally, the system is designed to receive the survey data and calculate a marketability or profitability score which is also presented to the one or more artist-user device. The system includes a method of use and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed, execute the method of use.