Conference Call Social Data Sharing via API Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current conference call systems lack the ability to seamlessly share contextual user information, such as social networking data, in real-time, and do not allow users to control what information is shared with others during a call.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that receive user credentials to access a user account, authenticate, and permit access to share user profile information from social networking applications with a scheduled conference call through an API, enabling users to selectively share specific information via a graphical user interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If user profile information from social networking applications is shared with conference call participants, then contextual understanding and interaction are enhanced, but user privacy and control over shared information are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontextual informationVSAvoidprivacy risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments user profile information into different categories (e.g., basic information, interests, contact details) and allows selective sharing of specific segments during conference calls. Users can choose which segments to share with whom, thereby providing contextual information while maintaining privacy control over sensitive data.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The information sharing capability is made dynamic, allowing users to adjust what information is shared in real-time based on the conference context and participant relationships. Users can modify their sharing preferences during the conference call, enabling flexible control over privacy while maintaining relevant contextual information flow.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If comprehensive user profile information is made available during conference calls, then participant understanding and engagement improve, but system complexity and information management burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system integrates multiple functions into a unified interface: retrieving user profiles from social networking applications, filtering information based on user preferences, displaying selected information to participants, and managing sharing permissions. This multi-functional approach improves information accessibility while consolidating complexity into a single managed system rather than multiple separate components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary information management layer between the social networking applications and conference call participants. This intermediary automatically retrieves, filters, and formats user profile information according to predefined rules and user preferences, reducing the manual burden on users and participants while maintaining comprehensive yet controlled information availability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If real-time information sharing is implemented during live conference calls, then user engagement and contextual relevance improve, but latency and information accuracy may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation sharing speedVSAvoidinformation accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-retrieving and caching user profile information from social networking applications before the conference call begins. User preferences and sharing rules are pre-configured and stored. During the live call, the system only needs to retrieve and display pre-processed information, achieving real-time sharing speed while ensuring information accuracy through pre-validation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system maintains continuous synchronization with social networking applications to keep user profile information up-to-date without requiring real-time queries during the conference call. Information is refreshed in the background at appropriate intervals, ensuring reliability while maintaining the appearance of real-time availability during the live call.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS9686413B1Conference call information sharing via interaction with social networking data

Publication Date: 2017.06.20 WEST TECH GRP LLC

AI summary

Examples of associating user information from social network sites with a conference call application may include a series of operations. One example operation may provide receiving a command to share at least one social networking application with a scheduled conference call and accessing an application programming interface (API) of the social networking application, and sharing user profile information with a graphical user interface (GUI) application of the scheduled conference call corresponding to the command to share the social networking application.