Template-Based Digital Design Automation Across Platforms

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face the tedious and time-consuming task of manually designing digital content for multiple online services, such as social media posts, which can be cumbersome and inefficient, especially when needing to create similar designs across different platforms.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that automatically generates digital designs by displaying templates associated with online accounts, receiving search terms, identifying relevant images and design elements, and modifying the templates to replace default content with user-specific elements, ensuring consistency and efficiency across multiple platforms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual design methods are used for digital content across multiple online services, then each platform can have customized designs, but the time and effort required increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization for different platformsVSAvoidtime required for manual design
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates templates that can be copied and adapted across multiple online services. A single template design can be replicated for different platforms with automatic formatting adjustments, eliminating the need to manually create separate designs for each service while maintaining platform-specific optimizations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically adjusts design parameters such as dimensions, resolution, and format based on the target online service. By changing these parameters automatically rather than manually redesigning, the system maintains adaptability to different platforms while significantly reducing the time required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If manual design processes are used for each online service separately, then platform-specific requirements are met, but the complexity and effort of the process increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeeting platform requirementsVSAvoidcomplexity of design process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The template system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it can be used across different online services, supports various formats, and automatically adapts to platform requirements. This universal template approach reduces process complexity while maintaining reliability for meeting each platform's specific requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The design process is segmented into template creation and platform-specific parameter adjustment. The core design elements are created once in a standardized template, then automatically segmented and formatted for each target platform, reducing the overall complexity of the design process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Stability of the object's composition

If automated template modification is implemented, then design consistency across platforms is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesign consistencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains design consistency by automatically adjusting parameters such as dimensions, resolution, and format based on platform requirements. This parameter-based approach ensures consistent core design elements across all platforms while adapting to specific technical requirements, without requiring complex manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The template acts as an intermediary between the original design and various platform requirements. It mediates the transformation process by automatically applying the necessary modifications while preserving the core design consistency, simplifying the system architecture compared to direct platform-specific design processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11615238B2Technologies for modifying design templates across online services
Publication Date: 2023.03.28 CIMPRESS SCHWEIZ GMBH
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AI summary

Systems and methods for automatically generating digital designs according to search queries. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may present a first template associated with a first online service, and a second template associated with a second online service. The electronic device may facilitate a search using inputted keywords, and identify a set of images and/or design elements according to the search. The electronic device may modify the first template and/or the second template by incorporating various of the images and/or design elements. A user may select different functionalities associated with the modified templates, including selecting digital design for an online service, such as a social media site and/or an online video conferencing site.