Server Instruction Format Adaptation via Tree Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data communication systems lack the ability to dynamically adapt the instruction format of instruction data sets based on client capabilities and properties, resulting in a fixed format being used regardless of the client's capabilities or the type of requested content data.
Innovation Solution
A server system that utilizes a tree structure configuration file to select and generate instruction formats based on client and resource properties, allowing for flexible adaptation of the instruction format by selecting appropriate instruction elements and their positions within the data set.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed instruction format is used for all clients, then the system is simple to implement and maintain, but the system cannot adapt to different client capabilities or content data properties
Solution Approach 1:
The instruction format is segmented into multiple instruction elements, each representing a specific component or function. This allows the server to selectively assemble different combinations of instruction elements based on client capabilities and content properties, enabling adaptability without requiring completely different format structures for each client type.
Solution Approach 2:
The instruction format transitions from a static, fixed structure to a dynamic, configurable structure. The server can now modify the instruction format by selecting and arranging different instruction elements based on runtime conditions such as client capabilities and content data properties, making the system adaptable while maintaining a manageable structure through standardized element definitions.
2Productivity
If the instruction format is customized for each client, then the system can optimize content delivery for specific client capabilities, but the complexity of managing multiple formats increases
Solution Approach 1:
A universal instruction format structure is defined that can serve multiple client types through configurable instruction elements. Instead of creating entirely separate formats for different clients, the system uses a single flexible framework where the same basic structure can be adapted to different clients by changing which instruction elements are included and how they are arranged, thereby improving content delivery efficiency while avoiding the complexity of managing multiple independent formats.
Data Source
AI summary
In a data communication system, a client and a server perform a data communication, in particular to provide the client with a instruction data set in response to a content data request message made by client. An instruction format configuration file contains a tree data structure having a plurality of instruction format nodes, each instruction format node indicating a particular combination of instruction elements constituting a particular instruction format and having associated with it a node selection criterion. The program extracts and determines properties from the content data request issued by the client. The program searches the tree data structure with the determined properties in order to find an instruction format node, whose associated node selection condition matches the properties. Thus, the instruction data set returned to the client can be provided in a flexible manner.