Camera-Based Display Capture for Cross-Device Content Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face frustration when encountering interesting content on one device but cannot access it conveniently on another due to the need for manual note-taking or reliance on others to share links, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors or forgetfulness.
Innovation Solution
A system that captures a digital image of a display from one device and analyzes it to identify the network location, allowing retrieval and display of the corresponding data on another connected device without requiring further user action, thereby avoiding typographical errors and the need for remembering to share information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually copy and paste website information or take notes, then they can record the information, but it is time-consuming and prone to typographical errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses optical copying via camera to capture display content, converting visual information directly into digital data that can be processed and transferred automatically, eliminating manual transcription and its associated errors
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (writing, copying, pasting) with automated image capture and computer vision-based text recognition systems, substituting human effort with algorithmic processing
2Ease of operation
If users rely on others to email links to interesting content, then they can access the content later, but the other person may forget or enter incorrect website data
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically capturing, analyzing, and extracting information from the display without requiring human intervention for data entry or forwarding, making the process reliable and independent of human memory or accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (camera + image analysis software) that mediates between the display and the user's device, automatically extracting and transferring information without requiring human-to-human communication
3Reliability
If users do not want to share personal information on public devices, then they can protect their privacy, but they cannot conveniently access the content on their personal devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the display content through camera capture, allowing the information to be transferred without transmitting personal data or credentials between devices, maintaining privacy while enabling access
Data Source
AI summary
An approach is disclosed that captures, at a digital camera of a first information handling system, a digital image of a display of a second information handling system. The approach analyzes the captured digital image with the analysis resulting in an identification of a network location that corresponds to the captured digital image. Data from the identified network location is retrieved via a network connection from the first information handling system and this data is displayed on a display that is accessible by the first information handling system.