News Server Trackback for Blog Interconnection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current internet news services limit users' ability to express in-depth opinions, facilitate consecutive discussions, and manage comments due to character limitations, difficulty in linking blogs, and the presence of irresponsible content.

Innovation Solution

A news server for trackback between news and blogs that allows users to save and manage comments, enable multimedia comments, automatically activate designated blogs, provide URL information, and evaluate news comments to prevent impulsive responses.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If character limit is imposed on news comments to prevent excessive commenting, then comment spam is reduced, but users cannot express in-depth opinions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomment spamVSAvoidopinion expression depth
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the commenting system into two distinct paths: traditional bulletin board comments with character limits for quick feedback, and blog-based trackback comments without character limits for in-depth opinions. This segmentation allows users to choose the appropriate commenting mode based on their needs, resolving the contradiction between preventing spam and enabling deep expression.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a blog as an intermediary platform between the news service and user opinions. Instead of directly commenting on news articles, users can write detailed comments in their blogs and use the trackback function to link to the news article. The blog serves as a mediator that handles the detailed expression while the news service maintains control over comment display and moderation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple users leave many comments on an article, then public opinion diversity is increased, but consecutive discussion becomes difficult due to rapid subordination of comments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveopinion diversityVSAvoidconsecutive discussion capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the discussion function by allowing users to concentrate their comments in a single blog post rather than scattering them across multiple news article comments. This segmentation enables users to maintain conversational threads within their own blog context while still linking to the news article, preserving the ability to have consecutive discussions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent moves the discussion from a one-dimensional linear comment thread on the news site to a two-dimensional structure where multiple blogs can each contain sequential discussions, all linked to the same news article. This dimensional change allows concurrent discussions to occur in parallel without interfering with each other, maintaining discussion quality while increasing opinion diversity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If URL address copying and pasting is required to access a blog, then blog linking is achieved, but user convenience is reduced due to troublesome operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblog linking capabilityVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by automatically generating and managing trackback links between blogs and news articles. The system automatically creates the linking mechanism through the trackback function, eliminating the need for users to manually copy and paste URLs. The blog and news service automatically establish and maintain the connection through structured data exchange.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Object-affected harmful factors

If anonymous commenting is allowed on news services, then user privacy is protected, but irresponsible content such as curses and swearwords increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveirresponsible contentVSAvoiduser privacy protection
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the anonymous commenting function by separating it from the blog-based trackback system. While traditional anonymous comments on news articles remain subject to character limits and moderation, the blog-based trackback system leverages the user's existing blog identity as a form of self-moderation, reducing irresponsible content while preserving privacy through the intermediary blog platform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS7908312B2News server for trackback between news and blog and method for interconnection thereof
Publication Date: 2011.03.15 NHN CORP
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AI summary

The present invention provides a news server for trackback between a news and a blog and a method for interconnecting thereof. According to the present invention, news and blogs can be interconnected therebetween thereby enabling news readers to exchange their in depth opinion with one another and to efficiently manage their own news comment.