Tailored Video-on-Demand Catalogs for Subscriber Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video-on-demand systems lack the ability to provide tailored catalogs to different subscriber groups based on geographic location, demographics, and viewing habits, resulting in inefficient use of memory and bandwidth as all subscribers receive the same catalog.
Innovation Solution
A video content system that includes a video-on-demand server and an application server module, which prepares and delivers customized video-on-demand catalogs to different subscriber groups, reducing the need for each subscriber to receive the complete catalog, thereby minimizing memory and bandwidth requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all subscribers receive the same complete VOD catalog, then every subscriber can access all available content, but memory and bandwidth requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complete VOD catalog into multiple regional catalogs based on geographic locations and subscriber demographics. Each subscriber group receives only the catalog relevant to their region, dividing the monolithic catalog into manageable segments that reduce memory storage requirements and bandwidth consumption while maintaining content accessibility within each segment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by tailoring the VOD catalog content to specific geographic regions and subscriber groups. Each region receives a customized catalog containing content relevant to local preferences, languages, and cultural contexts, rather than a uniform global catalog. This approach optimizes resource utilization by delivering only the necessary content subset to each subscriber group.
2Quantity of substance
If customized VOD catalogs are prepared for different subscriber groups, then memory and bandwidth efficiency improves, but system complexity increases due to catalog preparation and delivery mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-segmenting the complete VOD catalog into regional catalogs before distribution. The catalog segmentation and preparation is performed in advance based on geographic and demographic criteria, creating ready-to-distribute catalog files for each subscriber group. This eliminates the need for complex real-time catalog generation during subscriber access, reducing operational complexity while maintaining customization benefits.
Data Source
AI summary
A video-on-demand server, having a plurality of audiovisual assets stored in association therewith, and an application server module, are interconnected with a first group of consumer premises equipment (CPE) associated with a first group of subscribers and a second group of CPE associated with a second (different) group of subscribers, via a video content network. The application server module, the first group of CPE, and the second group of CPE are cooperatively configured to prepare a first video-on-demand catalog comprising a first group of the audiovisual assets and a second video-on-demand catalog comprising a second (different) group of the audiovisual assets. The application server module, the first group of CPE, and the second group of CPE are further cooperatively configured to make the first video-on-demand catalog available to the first group of subscribers and to make the second video-on-demand catalog available to the second group of subscribers.