Templated Content Export System for Digital Asset Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Digital asset management systems face challenges in efficiently exporting content to various delivery endpoints due to disparate configurations, parameters, and changing requirements, leading to significant time and resource wastage for large entities.

Innovation Solution

A template-based approach for exporting content, where authorized users or administrators define custom export templates with file preparation and delivery parameters specific to each delivery endpoint, allowing end users to select templates for simplified content export without needing to know the processing, packaging, and delivery details.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual configuration of export parameters is used for each delivery endpoint, then flexibility and adaptability to different channel requirements is achieved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to different delivery endpoint requirementsVSAvoidtime required for content export configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures export templates with delivery parameters for different delivery endpoints before actual content export is needed. Administrators can define templates in advance with specific file preparation and delivery parameters for each endpoint type, so when content needs to be exported, users simply select the appropriate pre-configured template rather than configuring parameters manually at export time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Export templates serve as intermediary objects between the content export function and the diverse delivery endpoint requirements. Instead of directly configuring parameters for each endpoint, the system uses templates as intermediate configurations that encapsulate endpoint-specific parameters, simplifying the export process while maintaining adaptability to different endpoints.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If detailed file preparation and delivery parameters are exposed to users, then precise control over export processes is achieved, but ease of operation decreases due to complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprecision of content preparation and deliveryVSAvoidease of content export operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments export configuration into two distinct layers: template definition (handled by administrators) and template selection (handled by end users). This segmentation allows detailed parameter configuration to be separated from the operational selection process, enabling precise control through pre-configured templates while maintaining ease of operation through simple template selection by end users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of requiring users to create and manage detailed export configurations, the system provides pre-configured template copies that encapsulate all necessary file preparation and delivery parameters. Users can select and reuse these template copies for different export operations, maintaining precision through proven configurations while simplifying operation to a selection process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If custom export templates are defined for each delivery endpoint, then export efficiency and automation are improved, but initial system setup complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent export efficiencyVSAvoidtemplate configuration system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The export template system is designed to be universal and multi-functional, serving multiple delivery endpoints and content types through a single template framework. Templates can be configured to handle different file formats, delivery protocols, and endpoint requirements, reducing the need for separate configuration systems for each endpoint and thereby reducing overall system complexity while improving productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9678938B2System, method and computer program product for templated export of content

Publication Date: 2017.06.13 OPEN TEXT SA ULC

AI summary

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for a templated export. In one embodiment, a method may include determining an export template responsive to a first user action, the first user action indicating a delivery endpoint. The method may further include preparing an asset for delivery to the delivery endpoint utilizing the export template. The asset may include zero or more files. The export template may include predetermined configuration and delivery parameters particular to the delivery endpoint. The prepared asset may be communicated to the delivery endpoint without any further user action.