Portable Device Content Snapshot Sharing via URL Metadata
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of portable electronic devices face difficulties in quickly and easily sharing downloaded content and applications due to the time and expense involved in transmitting large files, as well as the challenge of tracking the origin of specific content.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented on portable electronic devices to generate and store a snapshot of audiovisual content along with the network address of the remote server where the content was downloaded, allowing users to transmit this information to others, enabling easy sharing and identification of downloadable resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If large content files are transmitted from one user's mobile phone to another user's mobile phone, then the content can be shared between users, but the time and expense involved with transmitting large files increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential identifying information (snapshot image and URL) from the complete content file, separating the sharing function from the full content transmission. This allows users to share content references without transmitting the entire large file, significantly reducing transmission time and data usage while maintaining the ability to access and share the original content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary approach by creating a lightweight snapshot file that acts as a mediator between the original content and the sharing process. This snapshot contains a URL reference to the original content, serving as an intermediary that enables sharing without direct large-file transmission, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of sharing and transmission time.
2Ease of operation
If large content files are transmitted from one user's mobile phone to another user's mobile phone, then the content can be shared between users, but the expense involved with transmitting large files increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential identifying information (snapshot image and URL) from the complete content file, separating the sharing function from the full content transmission. This allows users to share content references without transmitting the entire large file, significantly reducing transmission time and data usage while maintaining the ability to access and share the original content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a lightweight copy (snapshot) that references the original content through a URL, rather than copying the entire large file. This snapshot copy contains only the essential information needed to access the original content, enabling sharing without the high cost of transmitting or storing complete large files.
3Productivity
If content is downloaded frequently and easily, then users can access more content, but it becomes difficult to keep track of where a particular application or item of content was obtained from
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the content identification information (snapshot image) with the origin tracking information (URL) into a single integrated snapshot file. This combination ensures that whenever content is shared, both the visual representation and the source information are transmitted together, preventing loss of origin tracking even as download frequency increases.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by automatically capturing and storing the URL information at the moment of content download, before the content is later shared or forgotten. This preliminary recording of origin information ensures that tracking data is available and preserved, eliminating the need for manual tracking and maintaining accuracy despite frequent downloads.
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AI summary
Methods of operating a portable electronic device including a display screen, a user interface, a controller, a memory and a transceiver are provided. The methods include executing a resource on the controller, and receiving a snapshot command through the user interface. In response to the snapshot command, a network address of a remote server from which the resource was downloaded is obtained, an audiovisual signal representative of the resource is generated, and the audiovisual signal and the network address are stored in a file. The file can be forwarded using the transceiver to a remote terminal, which can access the resource from the network address.