Automated Content Scheduling System for Satellite Broadcast Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current satellite television systems face inefficiencies in scheduling push and carousel content due to human error and time-consuming manual processes, leading to increased costs and suboptimal channel usage, which affects the availability and timely storage of content for user devices.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing queues with priority levels and block types to automate the scheduling of content, where content is assigned to channel blocks based on priority and type, ensuring efficient channel usage and timely delivery to user devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual scheduling using spreadsheets is used to determine push and carousel content placement, then flexibility in content selection is maintained, but human error increases and scheduling becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of spreadsheet-based scheduling with an automated electronic scheduling system. The system uses a database to store content information and an automated scheduler to assign content to channels based on predefined criteria, eliminating manual data entry and calculation errors while significantly reducing the time required to create and update schedules.
Solution Approach 2:
The scheduling system performs self-service by automatically selecting and assigning content to channels without human intervention. The automated scheduler evaluates content metadata, channel availability, and scheduling criteria to independently make scheduling decisions, freeing operators from time-consuming manual tasks while maintaining consistent and accurate scheduling.
2Productivity
If manual scheduling processes are used for push and carousel content, then operational control is maintained, but operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The scheduling system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a database for content storage, an automated scheduler for content assignment, and a interface for operator input. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, improving overall productivity while managing complexity through modular design that can be implemented and maintained independently.
3Reliability
If channels are left unused due to content fluctuation, then content quality is maintained, but channel bandwidth utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The scheduling system dynamically adjusts content assignment based on real-time channel availability and content metadata. When channels become available due to content fluctuations, the automated scheduler automatically assigns appropriate push or carousel content to those channels, maximizing bandwidth utilization while maintaining content quality standards through predefined assignment criteria.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for scheduling content includes a scheduling system having a plurality of queues each having a priority level and a block type. The scheduling system assigns content to one of the plurality of queues. The scheduling system obtains a channel block from a schedule manager and assigns the plurality of queues to the channel block based on the priority level and block type. A communication system communicates the plurality of channel blocks to a user device through a channel using the channel blocks.