Social Invitation System for Shared Content Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional content delivery systems fail to create a socialized entertainment experience as users typically receive content independently, leading to a detached and impersonal user experience.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for user communication where a first user can send an invitation to a second user to engage with content over a content delivery system, allowing for acceptance and transmission of this invitation, enabling social interaction and shared content experiences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If content is delivered independently to each user, then content delivery efficiency is improved, but user socialization and personalization deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent delivery efficiencyVSAvoiduser socialization experience

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines independent content delivery with social interaction features by merging the content delivery function with user communication capabilities. The system delivers content to multiple users while simultaneously enabling them to interact through invitations, comments, and shared viewing experiences, thus maintaining delivery efficiency while adding socialization value.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary communication layer between content delivery and user experience. This intermediary system facilitates social interaction by enabling users to send invitations, share content recommendations, and communicate about delivered content, thereby enhancing personalization without compromising delivery efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If conventional independent content delivery is used, then system complexity is reduced, but user engagement and interaction deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem complexityVSAvoiduser engagement

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the user experience into distinct functional modules: content delivery, invitation management, communication, and interaction tracking. This segmentation allows the system to maintain relative simplicity in each component while achieving enhanced user engagement through their integration, making the overall system manageable despite added functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9071729B2Providing user communication

Publication Date: 2015.06.30 COX COMMUNICATIONS INC

AI summary

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing user communication. First an invitation input may be received from a first user. The invitation input may comprise a recommendation to a second user to take an action regarding content to be delivered over a content delivery system. Then, the invitation input may be transmitted to the second user. Next, an acceptance input may be received from the second user. The acceptance input may comprise an acceptance to the invitation input. The acceptance input may then be transmitted to the first user in response to receiving the acceptance input.