Social Circle Media Caching via Mesh Network Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing media content sharing technologies often require users to post content on public servers, lack efficient filtering and caching mechanisms based on user interest and demographics, and do not effectively manage content relevance and popularity within social circles.
Innovation Solution
A device with a filtering component, rank component, caching component, and media delivery component that receives and filters media content based on user interest, ranks sections of content by popularity, caches relevant sections, and presents a subset of cached content, allowing concurrent caching across devices within social circles without using public servers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If media content is shared using public servers, then content distribution is simplified, but user privacy and content security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mesh network as an intermediary structure that enables content sharing without relying on public servers. Devices communicate directly with each other through the mesh network, acting as both clients and servers, which eliminates the need for centralized public servers while maintaining secure content distribution within the social circle.
Solution Approach 2:
Each device in the mesh network performs multiple functions - it can store content, retrieve content, share content with other devices, and act as a relay for other devices. This multi-functionality replaces the need for dedicated public servers while enabling secure peer-to-peer content sharing within the social circle.
2Speed
If all media content is cached on each device, then content access speed is improved, but device memory requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements selective caching where each device caches only the media content that is relevant to its users' interests and demographics. The filtering component analyzes user profiles and caches only the portions of media content that are likely to be accessed, rather than caching all content universally on every device. This optimizes memory usage while maintaining fast access speeds for relevant content.
3Loss of information
If media content is filtered based on user interest, then content relevance is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs filtering operations in advance by analyzing user profiles, demographics, and interests before content is fully distributed. The filtering component pre-processes media content to identify and cache only the relevant sections for each user, rather than filtering content in real-time during access. This preliminary filtering reduces the complexity of real-time processing while maintaining high content relevance.
4Reliability
If popular media sections are cached on multiple devices, then content availability is improved, but network synchronization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where devices monitor and report the popularity of cached media sections to the mesh network. Based on this feedback, the system automatically determines which popular sections should be cached on additional devices. This feedback-driven approach simplifies synchronization by using actual usage data to guide content distribution, rather than requiring complex pre-planned synchronization strategies.
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AI summary
Devices and methods for receiving sections of media content and receiving ranked content and caching sections of content are disclosed herein. Media content can be received by a device and filtered as a function of relevance to user interest. In an aspect, the device can receive sections of the content ranked based at least in part on popularity and respective sections of the media content can be cached based on the ranking. In another aspect, the device can present subset of the cached media content sections to users belonging to social circle networks and social circles.