Conference Document Editing With Multi-Content Sharing Channels
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional conferencing software restricts content sharing to a single piece of content at a time, leading to cumbersome switching and interruptions, frustrating participants and diminishing the effectiveness of virtual meetings.
Innovation Solution
Enables multiple pieces of content sharing and integrates real-time document editing within the conferencing process, allowing seamless collaboration and uninterrupted access to content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional conferencing software shares a single piece of content at a time, then the system complexity remains low, but the productivity and ease of operation deteriorate due to cumbersome switching and interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content sharing system into multiple independent content channels, allowing each piece of content to be shared through a dedicated channel. This enables simultaneous sharing of multiple contents without interference, resolving the contradiction by organizing complexity into manageable segments while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The conferencing software is enhanced with multi-functionality to support both single-content and multi-content sharing modes. The system can dynamically switch between different sharing configurations, allowing participants to access multiple contents simultaneously while maintaining a unified interface, thus improving productivity without proportionally increasing perceived complexity.
2Productivity
If conventional conferencing software allows only single content sharing, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the productivity and collaboration effectiveness worsen due to frequent switching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous access to multiple contents simultaneously through dedicated channels, eliminating the need to interrupt the meeting to switch between contents. Participants can continuously reference multiple documents, presentations, or screens without breaking the flow of collaboration, thereby maintaining ease of operation while dramatically improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a temporal dimension to content sharing by allowing contents to be shared simultaneously across different time points rather than sequentially. This dimensional change enables participants to access multiple contents at once without increasing operational complexity, as the system manages the additional dimension automatically through channel assignment.
3Productivity
If the system implements multi-content sharing and real-time editing, then the productivity improves, but the device complexity and difficulty of detecting and measuring increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system automatically tracks and communicates the state of each content channel to all participants. Real-time editing actions, content changes, and channel status are continuously fed back to users, making the complex multi-content state transparent and easy to monitor without increasing operational difficulty.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer (the conferencing software platform) that manages the complexity of multi-content sharing and real-time editing. This intermediary handles content state tracking, synchronization, and conflict resolution automatically, shielding users from the underlying complexity while enabling high-productivity collaboration features.
Data Source
AI summary
A device connected to a conference receives an indication of collaborative editing of a document by conference participants of the conference. The device generates a user interface associated with the conference. The device facilitates opening of the document in the user interface through interaction with a document service that manages the document. The device receives an indication to terminate the collaborative editing. In response to the indication to terminate the collaborative editing, the device closes the user interface.