Content Address Generation via Image Hashing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for sharing content between computing devices, such as screen sharing, require manual input of URLs and account information, making it cumbersome for users to access displayed content, especially if they miss the initial presentation or are not provided with the necessary information.
Innovation Solution
Generating an address based on an image of the content using predefined rules, allowing different devices to access the content without needing specific address information, through a delivery server that selects images and calculates hash values to create unique URLs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual input of URL and account information is required for content sharing, then security and control are improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows user devices to automatically generate access addresses by capturing images of displayed content and processing them through hash functions. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual information entry while maintaining secure access control through the generated addresses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the access method by changing from manual parameter input (URLs, account information) to automatic parameter generation. The system converts visual content into cryptographic hash values that serve as access addresses, fundamentally changing how access parameters are obtained and entered.
2Reliability
If URL and account information is provided at a specific point in time, then information security is improved, but loss of information increases for users who miss the presentation
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares access addresses in advance by allowing users to capture images of content before the formal presentation begins. These captured images are then processed into valid access addresses, ensuring users have working access information without missing the initial URL presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of relying on a single authoritative source for access information, the system allows multiple users to create their own copies of access addresses by independently capturing and processing images of the displayed content. This eliminates the single-point-failure problem where missing the initial presentation means missing all access information.
3Ease of operation
If automatic address generation from images is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (typing URLs, entering account information) with automated computational processes. Image capture devices and processors automatically generate access addresses through cryptographic hash functions, substituting manual input mechanisms with automated digital processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary process between content display and access generation. Instead of direct manual input, captured images serve as intermediaries that are processed through hash functions to generate access addresses, adding a layer of automated processing that simplifies user interaction.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for sharing content is provided. An image of content is obtained. An address is generated based on the image using a set of predefined rules. The address is associated with the content. The content is provided to a computing device in response to the computing device accessing the address.