Cross Platform User Content Sharing via Format Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
User-generated content in virtual spaces is often platform-specific, making it difficult to share across different computing platforms, such as XBOX, PLAYSTATION, iOS, and Android devices, limiting cross-platform compatibility and user interaction.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes a space module for displaying virtual spaces, a content creation module for configuring user-generated content, a share module for converting content into a sharable format, and a communications module for transmitting this content to a remote server, allowing user-generated content to be shared across different platform types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user-generated content is created in a platform-specific format, then the content can be optimized for that specific platform, but the content cannot be shared across different computing platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that hosts a virtual space and facilitates content sharing between users on different platforms. The server receives content from a first user device, converts it to a sharable format, and transmits it to a second user device on a different platform, thereby enabling cross-platform compatibility without requiring direct conversion between platform-specific formats
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the format parameter of the user-generated content from a platform-specific format to a universal sharable format. The share module converts the content by changing its format parameters, making it readable and implementable on different platform types while preserving the essential content characteristics
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conversion process is implemented to enable cross-platform sharing, then content can be shared across different platforms, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the content creation, conversion, and transmission functions into a unified system architecture. The space module, content creation module, share module, and communications module work together as an integrated system, with the server consolidating the conversion functionality, thereby managing system complexity through functional integration
3Ease of operation
If platform-specific content formats are used, then content can be optimized for each platform, but user interaction across platforms is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal sharable content format that can be read and implemented on multiple platform types. The converted content maintains compatibility with different platforms while enabling universal access and interaction, allowing users on XBOX, PLAYSTATION, iOS, and Android devices to all interact with the same virtual space content
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AI summary
Systems and methods for cross platform sharing of user-generated content. The system may comprise a first user device of a first platform type including one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules. A space module may be configured to effectuate display of a virtual space on the first user device and facilitate interaction of a user of the first user device with the virtual space. A content creation module may be configured to configure user-generated virtual space content in the virtual space to be experienced by the user in the virtual space on the first user device. A share module may be configured to convert the user-generated virtual space content to sharable virtual space content. A communications module may be configured to transmit the sharable virtual space content from the first user device to a remote server.