Profile-Based Content Delivery Matching Device Capabilities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices with varying capabilities struggle to process and present content due to mismatched device and content characteristics, leading to inefficiencies in content delivery and resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that determines and associates electronic device capabilities with content characteristics through device and resource profiles, ensuring appropriate content is delivered to devices capable of processing it, using a content provider system with a content adapter and deliverer to transform and direct content based on device capabilities and characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If content is delivered without matching device capabilities and content characteristics, then content delivery is simple and fast, but devices cannot process and present content properly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces device profiles and content profiles as intermediary data structures that mediate between content sources and electronic devices. These profiles contain capability information and characteristics respectively, enabling the system to match content with appropriate devices without direct complex interactions between all devices and content sources. The profile matching mechanism serves as the intermediary process that resolves the contradiction by simplifying the matching logic while ensuring compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the content delivery system by introducing new parameters - device capability parameters and content characteristic parameters - that are used to evaluate and match between content and devices. By changing the evaluation criteria to include these specific parameters, the system achieves reliable content processing while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized parameter-based matching rather than complex device-specific logic.
2Productivity
If all possible content types are delivered to devices, then content availability is maximized, but processing time and bandwidth are wasted on incompatible content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by evaluating device capabilities and content characteristics before content delivery occurs. The system pre-computes device profiles containing capability information and content profiles containing characteristics, then uses these pre-processed data to determine compatibility before actual content transmission. This preliminary matching action prevents wasted processing time and bandwidth by ensuring only compatible content is delivered to devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where device capability information is collected and stored in device profiles, and content characteristics are recorded in content profiles. This feedback loop allows the system to learn from previous matches and improve future content delivery decisions. The feedback from capability assessments and characteristic comparisons enables the system to optimize content selection and delivery efficiency while minimizing resource waste on incompatible content.
3Adaptability or versatility
If device capabilities are continuously updated to match new content, then content compatibility improves, but system complexity and update overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates universal device profiles and content profiles that can serve multiple functions: describing device capabilities, matching content, and updating systems. These universal profile structures can accommodate various device types and content formats using standardized fields and formats, reducing the need for multiple specialized data structures. This universality simplifies profile management while maintaining high adaptability to new devices and content types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic profile management where device profiles and content profiles can be updated, added, or removed based on changing capabilities and characteristics. The system dynamically adjusts the profiles to reflect current device abilities and content features, enabling continuous adaptation to new technologies. This dynamic approach manages complexity by allowing selective updates only where needed rather than requiring comprehensive system reconfiguration.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method includes determining if one or more electronic device capabilities represented in one of a group of device profiles is associated with one or more content characteristics represented in one of a group of resource profiles. The method also includes assigning the device profile to the resource profile if the electronic device capabilities are associated with the content characteristics. Furthermore, the method includes, upon receipt of content defined by the resource profile, initiating delivery of the content to at least one electronic device associated with the one device profile based upon the assignment.