Dynamic Group Authorization for Content Sharing
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Social media platforms lack the ability to create distinct groups with different permission levels and effectively integrate non-member individuals into content access, limiting the sharing and management of digital content.
Innovation Solution
A method and software for sharing information with permission control, allowing users to create new groups dynamically based on shared content, manage access levels, and invite external members, while maintaining ownership and control over their content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users share content with multiple individuals or groups, then content sharing capability is improved, but system complexity increases due to managing multiple permission levels and group structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple permission management functions into a unified group-based authorization system. Users can create groups of individuals and assign permissions to the entire group, combining what would otherwise require multiple individual permission settings into a single operation. This reduces the complexity of managing permissions across multiple users while maintaining versatile content sharing capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The authorization system is designed to be universal, working across different content types, user scenarios, and sharing contexts. The same group authorization mechanism handles personal photos, business documents, collaborative projects, and public content alike, eliminating the need for separate permission management systems for different use cases and reducing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If the system creates distinct groups with different permission levels, then content access control is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the need to manually create and manage groups
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically creating groups and assigning members based on the content sharing request. When a user shares content with multiple individuals, the system proactively creates the necessary group structure and populates it with relevant members before permission assignment, eliminating the need for users to manually create groups and reducing operational complexity while maintaining reliable access control.
Solution Approach 2:
The authorization system provides self-service capabilities where users can dynamically create and manage groups without administrative intervention. Users can independently create groups, add or remove members, and adjust permission levels based on their own needs, making the system both reliable for access control and easy to operate without requiring system administrators or complex manual processes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system integrates non-member individuals into content access, then content sharing flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases due to handling external user invitations and memberships
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses groups as an intermediary layer between content owners and external non-member individuals. Instead of directly managing complex individual permissions for external users, the system creates a group that acts as a mediator, allowing content owners to share with external individuals through the group structure. This simplifies the integration process while maintaining flexible content sharing capabilities across different user boundaries.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for sharing information limited by permission comprising a user providing content to be shared, the user specifying a plurality of individuals or Groups with which to share the content, after the providing and specifying, automatically creating a new Group comprising the specified plurality, and distributing the content to the new Group. Also a method for sharing information limited by permission comprising compiling in an online service a plurality of individual members and Groups, providing content associated with the individuals and Groups, and displaying to a user a combined content view capable of being based on any combination of one or more of certain categories of Group and user information.