Personalizable Digital Media Publication System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital media, such as e-books and audio/visual files, lack the ability to be personalized, unlike their printed counterparts, which can be autographed or inscribed, limiting the engagement and value of digital publications.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating and managing personalizeable digital media publications that allow authors and users to add personalized content, including autographs, audio, and visual media, with geolocation and timestamping, using a cloud-based computing environment and client devices with executable instructions to select, establish, and publish personalized portions over a network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If digital media publications are made personalizeable by allowing user input and content addition, then user engagement and value are enhanced, but device complexity and system requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the digital media publication into fixed content portions and personalizeable portions. The fixed portions contain the core published content, while the personalizeable portions are designated areas where users can add their own content such as autographs, messages, or media. This segmentation allows personalization without requiring the entire system to be complex and editable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes characteristics for personalization before the digital media publication is actually published. During the publication setup phase, the system pre-defines which portions of the publication can be personalized, what types of personalization are allowed, and the rules governing personalization. This preliminary configuration simplifies the actual personalization process for users.
2Ease of manufacture
If characteristics for personalization are established before publishing, then personalization management is simplified, but flexibility for future personalization options is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows the characteristics for personalization to be dynamic rather than static. While characteristics are established before publishing, the system can modify these characteristics after publication without requiring a new publication. The publication can be updated with new personalization options, additional permissible content types, or modified rules, providing both initial structure and ongoing flexibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of personalized content are allowed (autographs, audio, visual media), then user engagement increases, but storage requirements and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different storage and processing characteristics to different portions of the digital media publication. Personalizeable portions that contain user-added content are handled differently from fixed portions. The system stores personalized content in association with their specific portion locations, allowing efficient retrieval and rendering without requiring uniform high-capacity storage for the entire publication.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and media for digital media personalization are provided herein. Methods may include selecting an upcoming digital media publication to be published over a network, selecting prior to publishing the digital media publication, a portion of the digital media publication that is to be personalized after the digital media publication is published, establishing, prior to publishing the digital media publication, characteristics for personalization of the portion of the digital media publication, and publishing the personalizeable digital media publication over the network.