Browser Sharing Panel for Cross-Device Content Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Information Handling Systems (IHSs) lack efficient methods for moving activities between devices in a web-based workspace, leading to difficulties in sharing content and managing projects across multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
An IHS that includes a processor and memory with program instructions to render a sharing panel in a browser, allowing users to drag and drop content to device icons, which can then share, mirror, or duplicate content with associated devices based on proximity, workload, and context.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual content sharing between devices is implemented, then device connectivity is improved, but user time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects nearby devices, determines their availability and compatibility, and initiates content sharing without requiring manual user intervention. The IHS performs self-service by autonomously managing the entire sharing process from detection to execution, thereby reducing user time consumption while maintaining reliable device connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes device discovery mechanisms and compatibility assessment protocols before actual content sharing is needed. By performing preliminary actions such as device scanning, capability matching, and connection setup in advance, the system eliminates time-consuming manual configuration steps when sharing is actually required.
2Productivity
If automated device selection is implemented, then user productivity is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback loops that continuously monitor device availability, workload status, and sharing success rates. Based on this feedback, the system dynamically adjusts its device selection criteria and sharing strategies, enabling high productivity through automated decision-making without requiring complex manual configuration from users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts key parameters such as device selection criteria, sharing protocols, and connection settings based on real-time conditions. By dynamically changing these parameters rather than requiring fixed complex configurations, the system achieves high productivity while managing system complexity through adaptive parameter optimization.
3Measurement precision
If context-aware content sharing is implemented, then content sharing accuracy is improved, but processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements context-aware content sharing by analyzing only the most relevant contextual factors (such as device type, proximity, and current workload) rather than processing all possible context data. This partial action approach achieves sufficient sharing accuracy by focusing on key determinants while avoiding the excessive processing requirements that would result from comprehensive context analysis.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for moving activities between devices in a web-based workspace are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: render a sharing panel in a browser configured to manage a project comprising one or more tabs, where the sharing panel comprises a plurality of device icons and where each of the device icons is associated with a different one of a plurality of devices, and, in response to a drag-and-drop operation of a selected tab by a user to a device icon, share content displayed in the tab with a device associated with the device icon.