Synchronizing Secondary Syndicated Content via ACR and WebSocket

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack effective methods for synchronizing secondary syndicated content with primary source content in real-time across multiple devices, limiting interactive engagement and monetization opportunities for content providers.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilize Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) and WebSocket connections to identify primary source content and synchronize secondary syndicated content, such as polls, trivia, and advertisements, with primary content through a publish-subscribe messaging pattern, allowing real-time delivery and user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional broadcast and digital media content delivery methods are used, then content can be delivered to audiences, but user engagement and interactivity are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser engagementVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent embeds secondary syndicated content within the context of primary source content, creating nested layers of information. The secondary content (polls, trivia, advertisements) is delivered alongside and synchronized with the primary content, allowing users to engage with multiple content types simultaneously without leaving the primary content experience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces a content delivery server as an intermediary between the content source and the user device. This server manages the complex task of synchronizing secondary syndicated content with primary content using temporal cues and content identifiers, thereby reducing the complexity burden from the user device while maintaining high interactivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If secondary syndicated content is delivered to enhance interactivity, then user engagement improves, but synchronization precision with primary content becomes challenging

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteractive engagementVSAvoidsynchronization accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by embedding temporal cues and content identifiers within the primary source content during content creation or pre-processing. These markers are prepared in advance to facilitate precise synchronization when secondary syndicated content is delivered, eliminating the need for complex real-time analysis during content playback.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses temporal cues as feedback mechanisms to continuously monitor and adjust the synchronization between primary and secondary content. By comparing the expected temporal markers with actual delivery timing, the system can maintain precise synchronization even in real-time streaming scenarios.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If real-time synchronization of secondary content is implemented, then user engagement and analytics improve, but system complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent delivery efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complex synchronization and delivery logic from the user device and relocates it to a dedicated content delivery server. The server handles content identification, temporal cue processing, and secondary content selection, while the user device simply receives and displays the synchronized content streams, significantly reducing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The content delivery server is designed as a universal platform that can handle multiple types of primary content (video, audio, live streams) and deliver various types of secondary syndicated content (polls, trivia, advertisements). This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single versatile system rather than requiring specialized solutions for each content type.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11272246B2System and method for management and delivery of secondary syndicated companion content of discovered primary digital media presentations

Publication Date: 2022.03.08 TUNEVU INC

AI summary

A system and method of providing secondary syndicated content on a client device includes detecting external Primary Source Content and Primary Source Content on the client device directly and identifying a Content Identifier and synchronization cue of the Primary Source Content on the client device. The method also includes subscribing to a channel associated with the Primary Source Content on the client device and generating and displaying secondary syndicated content on the client device as a function of the synchronization cue, such that the secondary syndicated content is synchronized to a current temporal segment of the Primary Source Content.