Content Sharing via Image Recognition and Protocol
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for sharing content between computing devices often result in lower quality images and loss of metadata when capturing display content, requiring complex communication setups, which hinders user experience and data integrity.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that capture and share content directly from one device to another, maintaining resolution and metadata by identifying and requesting the original content based on the displayed information, without requiring prior communication setup, using image recognition and user input to facilitate seamless sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is shared by capturing an image of the display, then sharing between devices is enabled, but the quality and resolution of the content deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication protocol as an intermediary mechanism that enables direct device-to-device content transfer. Instead of using the display as an intermediate medium (which degrades quality), the protocol establishes a direct communication channel between devices, allowing high-quality content sharing without requiring image capture of the display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical system of capturing display images with a digital communication system. By substituting the physical act of photographing the display with electronic data transmission through a communication protocol, the system maintains original content quality while enabling sharing functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If content is shared by capturing an image of the display, then sharing between devices is enabled, but metadata and context information are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The communication protocol acts as an intermediary that preserves and transfers not only the content data but also associated metadata and context information. The protocol structure includes fields for embedding metadata, ensuring that contextual information travels with the content during device-to-device sharing.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating a visual copy through image capture (which loses metadata), the system creates a data copy through the communication protocol that preserves the original content structure and associated metadata intact, enabling complete information replication between devices.
3Manufacturing precision
If direct communication is established between devices for content sharing, then quality is maintained, but the complexity of the procedure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication protocol incorporates automatic device discovery and connection establishment mechanisms. Devices automatically detect each other's presence, negotiate communication parameters, and establish connections without requiring manual configuration or complex user procedures, thereby simplifying the overall process while maintaining direct high-quality transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The protocol performs preliminary actions such as automatic device pairing, authentication, and communication channel establishment before content transfer begins. By pre-configuring the communication pathway and resolving potential issues in advance, the system reduces the procedural complexity users would otherwise need to manage during the actual content sharing process.
4Reliability
If prior communication setup is required for content sharing, then connection stability is improved, but the time required for sharing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary communication setup actions in advance, including automatic device discovery, pairing, and connection establishment, before the user initiates content sharing. By pre-configuring the communication channel and maintaining it in a ready state, the system ensures connection reliability while minimizing the time users need to wait during the actual sharing operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication protocol maintains a continuous, persistent connection between devices once established, allowing multiple content items to be shared without repeatedly setting up connections. This continuous communication channel preserves connection stability and reliability while eliminating the time overhead of repeated setup procedures for subsequent sharing operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided to facilitate sharing of content between various computing devices. In the context of a method, an image of an external apparatus is received that includes information presented upon a display of the external apparatus. The method may also cause a content request to be provided that requests content upon which the information presented upon the display of the external apparatus is based. In response to the request, the method may receive the content upon which the information presented upon the display of the external apparatus is based.