Adaptive Content Masking in Web Conferencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web conferencing technologies lack effective automated mechanisms for dynamically masking confidential content during meetings, relying on manual control by presenters to manage visibility, which can lead to security breaches and inefficient content sharing.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a computer-implemented method that uses content visibility control settings and adaptive learning to dynamically mask confidential content based on the presenter and participants' interactions, meeting history, and organizational structure, applying masking shapes and adjusting visibility in real-time during web conferencing meetings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual control by presenters is used to manage content visibility, then ease of operation is maintained, but security and reliability deteriorate due to potential security breaches and human error
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors screen content, identifies confidential information, and applies masking without requiring manual intervention from the presenter. The web conferencing system itself performs the security function, making the system self-regulating and reducing reliance on human judgment while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the shared screen content and dynamically adjusts masking based on detected confidential information. This real-time feedback loop allows the system to adapt to changing content during the meeting, automatically responding to security risks without manual input.
2Reliability
If automated content masking is implemented, then security and reliability improve, but device complexity and ease of operation worsen due to system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The automated system performs all security functions independently, monitoring content and applying masking without requiring users to learn complex controls or make security decisions. This maintains simplicity for users while providing advanced security functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an automated intermediary layer between the presenter and participants that handles security decisions. This intermediary automatically identifies confidential content and applies appropriate masking, shielding users from complex security management while ensuring reliable protection.
3Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic adaptive masking is applied, then adaptability and security improve, but device complexity and processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts masking parameters in real-time based on the content being shared and the identities of participants. Masking rules change adaptively during the meeting depending on what confidential information is detected and who is viewing, providing versatile security without requiring multiple static configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes masking parameters such as opacity, coverage area, and masking level based on the type of confidential content detected and the participant's clearance level. This allows adaptive security responses to different situations while using a unified system framework.
Data Source
AI summary
Adaptive content masking is provided. Content visibility customizations are applied to a view of shared information by respective participants during screen sharing in a web conferencing meeting using content visibility control settings. Content visibility is adjusted via adaptive learning based on frequency and type of screen sharing previously completed between a content presenter and respective participants of the web conferencing meeting. Content masking is applied adaptively based on monitoring the shared information and correlating the shared information with respective participants by retrieving meeting information prior to the web conferencing meeting and retrieving screen capture attributes from metadata of the web conferencing meeting that are mapped to the shared information being displayed on screens corresponding to respective participants.