Out-of-network content notifications for limited users
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Solution Overview
Problem
Newly registered members in online networks often lack access to relevant notifications due to limited connections with active users, resulting in underutilization of the network's value.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that identifies and delivers user-generated content from out-of-network sources to network-limited users by matching second-degree connections and interests, ensuring high-quality content reaches a wider audience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If notifications are only sent from in-network connections, then notification relevance is maintained, but notification liquidity and content availability deteriorate for new members with limited connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the notification source from first-degree connections to second-degree connections, adding a new dimension to the network reach. This allows new members to receive notifications from users two degrees away in the network, significantly increasing notification liquidity while maintaining relevance through the intermediary connection layer
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses second-degree connections as intermediaries to bridge the gap between new members and broader network content. By leveraging the connections of existing members, the system mediates content delivery from out-of-network creators while maintaining trust and relevance through the intermediary's endorsement
2Quantity of substance
If notification sources are expanded to out-of-network users, then notification liquidity improves, but the complexity of content matching and delivery increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network into first-degree and second-degree connection layers, processing notifications differently for each segment. This segmentation allows the system to manage complexity by handling out-of-network content separately from in-network content, with distinct matching and delivery mechanisms for each segment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces new parameters for matching out-of-network content, including second-degree connection relationships, content quality metrics, and interest alignment scores. By changing and adding parameters rather than fundamentally altering the matching algorithm, the system handles increased complexity through parameter expansion rather than structural redesign
3Productivity
If new members receive notifications from limited in-network sources, then notification relevance is maintained, but member engagement and network value realization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and curating out-of-network content before delivery to new members. Content is pre-filtered, pre-matched against member interests, and pre-validated through second-degree connection endorsements, ensuring high-quality content delivery without requiring complex real-time processing when members engage with the platform
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for identifying and delivering notifications of user-generated content to network-limited users are provided. In one technique, for each selected target entity that has a limited network, one or more topics associated with the target entity are identified and the target entity is assigned to one or more entity-topic buckets for the identified topics. For each selected content item, one or more topics associated with the content item are identified and the content item is assigned to one or more content-topic buckets for the identified topics. The entity-topic buckets are matched to the content-topic buckets, resulting in assigning, for each selected target entity, zero or more content items to that target entity. For each target entity that is assigned one or more content items based on the matching, a notification is generated and transmitted over a computer network to a computing device of the target entity.