Dynamic Thumbnail Arrangement for Personalized Content Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices struggle to dynamically adjust thumbnail configurations based on user preferences and interests, limiting user experience and content delivery.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for controlling electronic device screens that involve transmitting requests to a server, rendering thumbnails in regions based on keyword correspondence, and adjusting thumbnail priority and placement based on user data, schedule, content usage history, and preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If thumbnails are displayed in arbitrary order based on provider classification, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to user preferences and user experience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to user preferencesVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic thumbnail arrangement by continuously monitoring user behavior patterns, search history, and interaction data to automatically adjust thumbnail display order and grouping. This transforms the static, provider-defined arrangement into a dynamic system that adapts to changing user preferences in real-time, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity through automated dynamic adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that track user interactions with thumbnails (selections, ignores, time spent viewing) and use this feedback to refine future thumbnail arrangements. This closed-loop feedback system enables the device to learn from user behavior and continuously improve personalization, achieving high adaptability while managing complexity through algorithmic automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If thumbnails are uniformly provided by operators, then ease of manufacture and device complexity are reduced, but user experience and content delivery effectiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidease of manufacture
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of user profiles, past behavior patterns, and content metadata before generating thumbnail arrangements. By pre-processing user data and establishing preference models in advance, the system can quickly generate personalized thumbnail displays without complex real-time computation, improving user experience while maintaining ease of manufacture through preparatory data processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements self-service mechanisms where the system automatically analyzes user behavior and adjusts thumbnail arrangements without requiring manual configuration or complex operator intervention. The device serves itself by using its own collected data to personalize content presentation, achieving enhanced user experience while keeping the system relatively simple to manufacture and maintain.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If thumbnails are classified by default concept structure, then manufacturing precision and consistency are improved, but adaptability to dynamic user interests and productivity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent delivery effectivenessVSAvoidalgorithm complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the thumbnail display into multiple zones or layers: a primary segment showing thumbnails matched to current search context, and secondary segments showing related or previously interacted-with content. This segmentation allows the system to maintain clear, organized presentation while incorporating complex personalization algorithms, thereby improving content delivery effectiveness without overwhelming device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes parameters such as thumbnail size, position, and grouping based on user engagement metrics and content relevance scores. By adjusting these display parameters rather than fundamentally restructuring the entire thumbnail system, the patent achieves high productivity and adaptability while controlling algorithmic complexity through focused parameter optimization rather than complete system redesign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2866159B1Electronic device and method for controlling a screen
Publication Date: 2020.02.05 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling a screen. The method of controlling a screen of an electronic device includes transmitting a request comprising at least one keyword to a server. Thumbnails are arranged into an image. The thumbnails are associated with digital content corresponding most with at least one keyword in the request. The image is rendered on a screen.