Contextual Video Content Sharing with Role-Based Access Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

During video conferences, participants may inadvertently share personal or confidential information due to the lack of control over access privileges, as existing solutions share screens uniformly without considering individual authorization levels or content sensitivity.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for contextually sharing content during video conferences, where the sharing parameters are compared to participant credentials to determine authorized access, and unauthorized content is obfuscated, ensuring only relevant information is shared with each participant.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If screen sharing is performed uniformly with all participants, then ease of operation is improved, but information security deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidinformation security
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by customizing the shared content for each participant based on their role and authorization level. Different participants receive different versions of the shared screen - for example, executives see financial data while general staff see only operational information. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining uniform ease of operation (single click to share) while achieving differentiated information security through participant-specific content filtering.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If all content is shared with all participants, then productivity is improved, but loss of information control worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveproductivityVSAvoidinformation control
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring authorization levels and content categories before the screen sharing session begins. The system automatically classifies shared content and matches it with participant credentials in advance, so that during the actual sharing, no manual intervention is needed. This maintains productivity through seamless sharing while preventing information control loss through pre-established access policies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Device complexity

If uniform screen sharing is implemented, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies self-service by implementing automated credential verification and content filtering systems that independently match participant authorization levels with appropriate content without requiring manual configuration. The system automatically detects participant roles, retrieves their credentials, and filters shared content accordingly. This maintains low device complexity while achieving high adaptability through automated, role-based content customization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10521607B2Contextual content sharing in a video conference
Publication Date: 2019.12.31 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
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AI summary

A method, a system, and a computer program product for contextually sharing content with at least one receiving participant during a video conference. The method includes identifying content to be shared by a sharing participant within a shared space of the video conference that is viewable by the at least one receiving participant. The method further includes determining at least one sharing parameter that defines participant access to view the content and determining sharing credentials for each receiving participant of the video conference. The method further includes comparing the at least one sharing parameter to the sharing credentials of each receiving participant to individually determine which receiving participants are authorized to view the content. The method further includes, in response to the comparison indicating that a receiving participant is not authorized to view the content, omitting or rendering the content unreadable within the shared space for the unauthorized receiving participant.