Virtual Event Platform Template Parser

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current virtual event platforms are time-consuming and labor-intensive to customize, often requiring skilled development teams and limiting user experiences to static content, making real-time changes and integration of interactive content difficult.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that allow customers to customize virtual event platforms using templates, which include a template retrieval module and a template parser module to modify existing functionality, enabling the integration of multimedia and web-related content without requiring continuous code modifications by original developers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If custom virtual events are created using traditional development processes, then the virtual event platform can be customized, but the process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive requiring skilled development teams

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures virtual event templates with common functionalities and structures. Users can select from pre-built templates that already contain standardized code for registration, scheduling, content delivery, and interaction features. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for time-consuming custom development while maintaining full customization capability through template selection and configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows users to copy existing virtual event templates and modify them for different purposes. Instead of developing custom events from scratch, users can replicate proven templates and adapt them through configuration parameters, significantly reducing development time while preserving customization options.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional development processes are used to customize virtual event platforms, then custom functionality can be achieved, but the process becomes labor-intensive requiring skilled development teams

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustom functionalityVSAvoiddevelopment complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables non-technical users to customize virtual events through intuitive configuration interfaces. Users can modify event parameters, select templates, and configure functionalities without requiring programming knowledge. The system handles the complex code generation and integration automatically, transforming a developer-intensive process into a self-service operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The template system provides universal building blocks that can be applied across multiple event types and configurations. A single template can serve various purposes through parameter adjustment, reducing the need for specialized development for each event type and simplifying the overall system architecture.

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

3Device complexity

If static content is used in virtual event platforms, then implementation is simpler, but user experience becomes monotonous and limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplementation simplicityVSAvoiduser experience quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically generates event content and interfaces based on user selections, event parameters, and real-time data. Instead of static pre-rendered pages, the platform adapts content delivery, scheduling displays, and interaction options based on event configuration and user behavior, enhancing user experience while maintaining implementation simplicity through template-driven generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8966436B2Systems and methods for providing and customizing a virtual event platform
Publication Date: 2015.02.24 INXPO
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AI summary

Systems and methods for customizing the functionalities and content of virtual event platform are disclosed. Content is received from a user using a template. Within the template the user defines and/or implements calls to an application programming interface to access various functionalities existing within the virtual event platform, as well as system variables exposed by the existing virtual event platform. The user uses the API system variables to define the customizations.