Network Address Book Server for Video-Embedded URL Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
High bandwidth access networks need to integrate functionalities to support the embedded storage and activation of Universal Resource Locators (URLs) and phone numbers from video content in packet networks, such as SoIP networks, to enhance user convenience and service control.
Innovation Solution
Subscribers can store and access embedded phone numbers and URLs from video content into network address books, allowing for the activation of voice and web sessions directly from the stored information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If network providers embed phone numbers and URLs in video content, then user convenience and service control are enhanced, but network complexity and functionality requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an address book server as an intermediary component that mediates between the video content delivery system and the user's client device. This server stores the embedded phone numbers and URLs, and provides them to users upon request, thereby enhancing user convenience while distributing the complexity management to a dedicated network component rather than requiring complex integration across the entire network infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the network functionality by separating the address book storage and management functions from the video delivery system. The address book server operates as an independent module that can be added to existing networks without fundamentally altering the video streaming infrastructure, thus enhancing functionality while managing complexity through functional segmentation
2Loss of information
If subscribers store multiple URLs and phone numbers from video content, then information accessibility improves, but network storage and management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The address book server provides universal access to stored information through multiple interfaces and methods. Users can access stored URLs and phone numbers through various means (direct retrieval, integration with communication applications, etc.), making the information highly accessible. The server handles multiple types of data (URLs, phone numbers, contact information) in a unified manner, improving accessibility without requiring separate storage systems for each data type
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores digital copies of information extracted from video content in the address book server. These copies can be retrieved and used multiple times without requiring additional storage for each access instance. The patent efficiently manages storage by storing unique information once and providing repeated access through the network, thereby improving information accessibility while controlling storage requirements through efficient data replication and retrieval mechanisms
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for enabling subscribers to store telephone numbers and/or URLs embedded in streaming video contents associated with a video session being shown on video display devices into address books hosted in the network. Subscribers can then access these phone numbers to place phone calls using information stored in the network address books by activating a voice session. Similarly, subscribers can also access URLs to browse websites using URLs stored in the network address books by activation a web session.