Server Device Automatic Content Pre-Download for Game Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face a delay in starting game play on newly purchased game devices due to the time-consuming initial settings and lack of immediate access to content, especially when the game device has not yet arrived at their home.
Innovation Solution
A server device with a request receiving section, request retaining section, sign-in managing section, and transmission control section that allows users to reserve and automatically download content to the game device upon initial setup, ensuring the content is ready for play as soon as the device is connected to the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users wait to download content after completing initial settings on a new game device, then the device can be properly configured and accessed, but the time taken to start gameplay increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server device receives and retains content obtainment requests in advance, and automatically transmits the requested content to the terminal device when the user signs in after completing initial settings. This preliminary preparation of content transmission eliminates the need for users to manually initiate downloads after setup, thereby reducing the time from device configuration to gameplay start while ensuring the device is properly configured first
2Ease of operation
If users manually download content after initial settings, then content is obtained, but the process takes additional time due to user operation unfamiliarity with the new device
Solution Approach 1:
The server device automatically determines whether to transmit content based on the user's sign-in status and device configuration state, without requiring manual user intervention. The system self-manages the content transmission process by monitoring when initial settings are complete and automatically initiating content delivery, thereby eliminating the time users would spend navigating menus and initiating downloads manually
Data Source
AI summary
A server device includes: a request receiving section configured to receive a request to obtain a content from a user; a request retaining section configured to retain the request to obtain the content in association with an account of the user; a sign-in managing section configured to permit the user to sign in from a terminal device by using the account of the user; and a transmission control section configured to give an instruction to transmit the content requested to be obtained to the terminal device. The transmission control section decides to transmit the content to the terminal device in a case where the signed-in user satisfies a predetermined condition in relation to the terminal device.