Social Network Content List Categorization via Metadata
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of social network services face challenges in effectively managing and accessing shared content due to the lack of efficient classification and alignment of content according to their preferences, leading to difficulties in retrieving and sharing content over time.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes a server to generate and provide content lists aligned by categories based on metadata, recommending categories to devices based on their content upload history, allowing users to select preferred categories and receive content lists tailored to their upload history, including information such as type, location, and date.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If content is shared extensively in SNS, then content quantity increases, but content management difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into different categories (e.g., photo, video, text, location-based content) and organizes them in a structured manner. The server divides content lists into multiple categories and subcategories, allowing users to manage large volumes of content through hierarchical classification rather than dealing with undifferentiated content masses.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If content is stored for long period, then content availability increases, but retrieval difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification and tagging of content when it is first uploaded, creating organized content lists and categories in advance. This preliminary organization enables rapid retrieval later without requiring users to search through all stored content, thus reducing retrieval time while maintaining long-term storage capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate elements such as content categories, tags, and metadata as mediators between the stored content and user retrieval requests. These intermediaries facilitate efficient access to specific content by providing structured pathways rather than requiring direct searching through all stored content.
3Ease of operation
If content is classified by multiple attributes, then content organization improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds multiple classification dimensions (categories, subcategories, tags, location, time) to organize content. Rather than complicating a single classification system, it creates a multi-dimensional classification space where content can be viewed and organized from different perspectives, improving organization ease while distributing complexity across multiple independent dimensions.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a system and method for providing a content list through a social network service (SNS). A server for providing a content list to a device using an SNS, the server includes: a content receiver that receives content from a first device; a content list generator that generates a content list according to categories by using metadata included in the received content; and a content list provider that provides a content list of a category selected by a second device to the second device.