Communication Device Real-Time Image Sharing via Video Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems for teleconferencing struggle with sharing content in real-time, requiring prior preparation and not supporting changes during communication, leading to inefficiencies and increased complexity.
Innovation Solution
A communication system where each device can acquire and store images from video content in real-time, allowing for simultaneous sharing of the same image content across devices, reducing traffic and simplifying preparation processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is shared beforehand using a server, then content can be accessed at each location, but preparation time is required and real-time content changes cannot be supported
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing communication channels and image acquisition mechanisms before actual content sharing is needed. Each communication device is pre-configured to automatically acquire and share images when communication is initiated, eliminating the need for manual preparation while maintaining real-time capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Each communication device autonomously acquires images from its own video information and automatically shares them with other devices in the system. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for centralized server preparation and manual content distribution, enabling real-time sharing without increasing preparation burden.
2Ease of operation
If content is stored beforehand in a server, then content can be accessed by multiple devices, but the system complexity increases and preparation burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the content sharing function from the centralized server model and distributes it to individual communication devices. Each device independently acquires and shares images, removing the complexity of server-based content management while simplifying the overall system structure to basic peer-to-peer communication.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of centralizing content storage in a server, the system creates copies of image data at each communication device through automatic acquisition from video streams. This distributed copying approach eliminates the need for complex server infrastructure while enabling easy content access at each location.
3Speed
If video information is transmitted between devices, then real-time communication is achieved, but network traffic increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential image data from continuous video streams for transmission between devices, rather than transmitting entire video sequences. This selective extraction of relevant image information maintains real-time sharing capability while significantly reducing network traffic and energy consumption.
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AI summary
A technique of enabling each communication device to share an image including the same image content in real time is disclosed. In a communication system including a plurality of communication devices for performing transmission and reception of content data with each other, where an instruction to acquire an image from specific video information included in the content data being transmitted or received and store the image has been input by a user, the communication device to which the image storage instruction has been input by the user transmits the image storage instruction to the plurality of communication devices in the communication system. Thus, each of the plurality of communication devices acquires the image from the specific video information being transmitted or received and stores the image based on the image storage instruction.