Dynamic Web Content Presentation Template Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Web content management systems face inefficiencies in maintaining multiple presentation templates for different content types, leading to extra effort and complexity in updating and managing various views of the same content across different contexts within a website.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows for the selection and rendering of presentation templates, which dynamically map content elements to display types, enabling a common view for different content types by using placeholder fields and content type definitions to fill external dependencies, thereby separating presentation artifacts from content and reducing the need for multiple presentation templates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple presentation templates are built to handle different content types in different contexts, then the system can deliver appropriate presentations for web content, but the effort and complexity to maintain the web content management system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal presentation template system where a single template can serve multiple content types through dynamic content element selection. Instead of creating separate templates for news articles, product listings, and blog posts, the system uses one flexible template that adapts to different content types by selecting and mapping appropriate content elements, thereby reducing template maintenance effort while maintaining adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the presentation template into independent content elements that can be selectively mapped to different content types. Each content element (e.g., title, summary, image, author information) is a separate, configurable unit that can be individually selected and mapped, allowing the template to be customized for different content types without creating entirely separate templates
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple presentation templates are created for different views of content, then various contexts and locations can display content appropriately, but the time and resources required to update and manage content across all views increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining content elements and their mappings to presentation template placeholders during template creation. This upfront configuration establishes the framework for multiple views, so that when content is updated, the system automatically applies the pre-configured mappings across all views, eliminating the need to manually update each view separately
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a copying mechanism where a single content item is automatically copied and rendered across multiple presentation templates through dynamic mapping. When content is created or updated, the system copies the content elements and automatically maps them to the appropriate placeholders in different templates, ensuring consistency across all views without manual intervention
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AI summary
A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a selection of one or more presentation templates of a plurality of presentation templates for at least a portion of a web page, wherein the one or more presentation templates define, at least in part, a display format for one or more display types. At least a portion of the one or more display types is mapped to one or more content elements within a content type. At least the portion of the one or more presentation templates is rendered when the one or more content elements are requested, wherein rendering includes retrieving at least the portion of the one or more content elements from one or more of each content item to be rendered within each of the one or more presentation templates, wherein rendering further includes using the content type of the one or more content elements requested to dynamically map the one or more content elements defined in the one or more display types to the one or more presentation templates.