Service Delivery Platform for Subscriber-Specific Catalogue Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
The proliferation of digital content has led to challenges in managing and accessing large amounts of multimedia data across various devices, with existing systems lacking efficient solutions for user-specific content retrieval and authorization.
Innovation Solution
A multi-channel content modeling system on a service delivery platform that retrieves subscriber-specific catalogue entries based on profile information, enabling centralized storage and secure access to digital content, while managing user requests and device capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a centralized content modeling system is implemented to manage subscriber-specific catalogue entries, then content retrieval efficiency and user interaction are improved, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service delivery platform as an intermediary layer between distributed content storage and subscriber devices. This platform includes a content catalog service that maintains subscriber-specific catalogue entries and profile information, mediating access requests without requiring direct complex interactions between subscribers and distributed storage systems. The platform acts as a mediator that simplifies the access path while managing the underlying complexity of distributed content management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If subscriber-specific catalogue entries are maintained with profile information, then personalized content access and authorization are enhanced, but data management complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content catalogue into subscriber-specific catalogue entries, where each subscriber has their own personalized catalogue view based on their profile information. The content catalog service maintains separate profile records for each subscriber containing their preferences, authorization levels, and content access rights. This segmentation allows personalized content access without requiring a single complex monolithic data structure, as each subscriber's data is independently managed and can be efficiently queried.
3Quantity of substance
If distributed data storage is used to accommodate large amounts of digital content, then storage capacity and accessibility are improved, but content retrieval and authorization management become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The service delivery platform serves as an intermediary between the distributed storage infrastructure and content retrieval requests. When a subscriber requests content, the content catalog service first queries the subscriber-specific catalogue entries to determine what content the subscriber is authorized to access, then retrieves the actual content from distributed storage locations. This intermediary approach maintains simple, fast query operations against the catalogue service while the complex distributed storage operations are handled transparently in the background.
Data Source
AI summary
A service delivery platform receives a request for a catalogue. The system obtains subscriber-specific multi-media catalogue entries based on profile information stored with the service delivery platform. The system sends the subscriber-specific catalogue entries along with service details of the subscription back to the subscriber.