Adaptive User Interface Sharing via Proximity Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The proliferation of information handling systems has led to suboptimal user experiences due to the variety of user interfaces, which lack consistency and often fail to adapt to the user's intent and environment, and there is a need for secure sharing of information while maintaining privacy.

Innovation Solution

An information handling system that detects users in proximity and adjusts the user interface based on their intent and environment, using a common scheme and filtering content according to privacy policies, allowing for secure sharing through gestures and voice commands.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the system provides a consistent user interface across different information handling systems, then user experience is improved, but the system cannot adapt to different user contexts and privacy requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interface consistencyVSAvoidadaptation to user context
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface dynamically adjusts its appearance and behavior based on detected user context, such as changing the display of user interface elements when another user approaches, while maintaining a consistent base design language across different information handling systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the user interface are treated differently based on local context requirements, such as filtering or hiding specific elements when privacy policies are triggered, while maintaining overall interface consistency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If the system shares user interface elements between multiple users, then information accessibility is improved, but privacy security deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidprivacy security
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically changes user interface element visibility based on real-time detection of user presence, automatically sharing information when appropriate and restricting access when privacy policies are triggered

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors user context and privacy policy compliance, providing feedback to adjust information sharing behavior to maintain both accessibility and security

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If the user interface is customized for each user, then user experience is improved, but the complexity of the system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects user context and applies appropriate interface customizations without manual configuration, such as automatically adjusting display settings when another user approaches

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes interface parameters dynamically based on detected context, such as adjusting display content or accessibility settings, rather than requiring complex manual customization for each user scenario

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11019162B2System and method for provisioning a user interface for sharing
Publication Date: 2021.05.25 DELL PROD LP
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AI summary

Methods and systems for tracking and sharing user data may include presenting a first portion of content to a first user, detecting the first user and second user in proximity to an information handling system, displaying a user interface element associated with the content on the information handling system, sharing the user interface element with the second user using the information handling system, and presenting a second portion of content on the second information handling system to the second user. The content associated with a user interface element. The display may be based on the detection of the first user. The sharing may be based on a gesture received from the first user. The second portion of the content includes the first portion of content and another portion of content.