Universal Browser Extension for Cross-Website Collaboration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users accessing network resources, such as websites, often collaborate in isolation and require prior scheduling, with conventional collaboration tools lacking desirable communication features and being specific to each website, making it difficult for users to adapt and utilize them effectively.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that detects when multiple users are accessing the same network resource and enables them to communicate via text, image, and video channels by transmitting data to user devices to display interface indicators and establish communication channels, using a multimedia communication system that operates independently of the website's collaboration system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a website implements its own collaboration system, then collaboration functionality is provided, but each website requires its own separate system with different user experiences, making it difficult for users to adapt
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal collaboration system that operates across multiple third-party websites through browser extensions or plugins. Instead of each website having its own collaboration system, a single multi-functional system provides collaboration features (chat, video conferencing, screen sharing) across different websites, allowing users to adapt to one interface regardless of which website they are accessing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional collaboration tools are used, then collaboration is enabled, but prior scheduling is required and communication features are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to initiate impromptu collaborations without requiring prior scheduling. When users are detected to be on the same website, they can automatically connect through chat or video features without needing to schedule meetings in advance, allowing them to serve their own collaboration needs immediately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of user presence on websites before collaboration is needed. By continuously monitoring which users are accessing which websites, the system prepares collaboration interfaces in advance, so when users want to collaborate, the connection can be established immediately without scheduling delays.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional collaboration tools are used, then collaboration features are provided, but many desirable communication features are missing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple communication features (text chat, video conferencing, screen sharing, file transfer) into a single integrated collaboration system. Instead of using separate tools for each communication type, the system merges these features into one unified platform that works across all third-party websites, ensuring no desirable communication features are lost.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems configured to enable communications among user concurrently accessing a website are described. A communication system detects that at least a first user and a second user are concurrently accessing a third party website via respective first user and second user devices. At least partly in response to detecting that the first user and the second user are concurrently accessing the third party website, corresponding indications are transmitted to the first user device and the second user device. The first user and the second user are enabled to communicate with each other via one or more communication channels and to securely share content with each other.