Server System for Device-Specific Web Content Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current advertisement distribution systems fail to effectively tailor web page content to specific peripheral devices used by users, leading to inefficient user experience and reduced convenience.

Innovation Solution

A server system that receives and processes signals containing information about peripheral devices, allowing it to send targeted output data to external devices, enabling the delivery of customized web page content based on device-specific information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If advertisement distribution systems use generic web page content for all users, then system complexity is reduced, but user experience and convenience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice-specific content adaptationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring peripheral device information (model, specifications) in advance through the terminal device. This pre-acquired information is then used to automatically select and deliver appropriate web page content, eliminating the need for manual user selection and enabling customized content delivery without increasing system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal device automatically transmits peripheral device information to the server without requiring manual user input. The server then autonomously processes this information to determine and deliver the appropriate web page content, making the system self-serve the customization need without burdening the user

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If the system requests manual device model selection from users, then adaptability improves, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent customizationVSAvoiduser operation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically acquires peripheral device information through the terminal device without requiring manual user input. The terminal device itself performs the information gathering and transmission, making the system self-serve the customization requirement and eliminating the need for users to manually select or input device models

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal device acts as an intermediary that automatically transmits peripheral device information between the user's device and the server. This intermediary function eliminates the need for direct user interaction with the server for information input, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining content customization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If the system collects detailed peripheral device information, then measurement precision improves, but loss of information increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice information accuracyVSAvoiddata transmission load
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the necessary peripheral device information (model and specifications) that is needed for content selection, rather than collecting all possible device data. This extraction approach ensures accurate device identification while minimizing unnecessary data transmission and information loss

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS10674022B2Server, server system, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for server, and method performed by server
Publication Date: 2020.06.02 BROTHER KOGYO KK
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AI summary

A server may receive a specific signal including specific information from a terminal device via the Internet, the specific information being obtained by using relative information related to a peripheral device that is used by a user of the terminal device, the peripheral device being different from the terminal device, and the relative information including at least one of identification information for identifying the peripheral device and model information indicating a model of the peripheral device; acquire output data corresponding to the relative information by using the specific information included in the specific signal received from the terminal device, and send the acquired output data to an external device via the Internet.