Dynamic Schedule View Privacy Control via Identity Detection

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional conference schedule systems lack fine-grained permissions for displaying event information in a schedule view, leading to situations where either too much or too little information is revealed, as they typically only allow events to be private or public, failing to accommodate nuanced privacy needs.

Innovation Solution

A conference schedule system that dynamically updates the schedule view based on the identity of the person viewing it, using a combination of a display screen, sensor device to capture identifying information, and a control system to apply tailored permissions, ensuring that only appropriate information is shown to specific individuals or groups.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conventional conference schedule systems display all event information publicly, then information accessibility is improved, but privacy protection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidprivacy exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making the display content dynamic and viewer-specific. Different users see different levels of information detail based on their identity and permissions. The schedule view transitions from a uniform public display to a personalized display where each user receives locally optimized information appropriate to their role and clearance level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements dynamics by automatically adjusting the displayed information based on real-time user identification. When a user approaches or interacts with the display, the system dynamically changes the content shown, transitioning from static public information to adaptive personalized information based on who is viewing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Object-affected harmful factors

If conventional conference schedule systems make all events private, then privacy protection is improved, but information accessibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprivacy protectionVSAvoidinformation accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by providing different information visibility levels to different user groups. Authorized users (event organizers, participants, administrators) receive full access to event details, while unauthorized users see only limited or no information. This resolves the contradiction by making information accessibility local to each user's permissions rather than uniformly restricted.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses dynamics to automatically grant or restrict information access based on user identity detection. When an authorized user is identified, the system dynamically unlocks full event information. When unauthorized users are detected, the system maintains privacy restrictions. This dynamic adjustment eliminates the need for uniform privacy settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Measurement precision

If automated privacy controls with sensor devices are implemented, then privacy control precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprivacy control precisionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies self-service by using sensor devices to automatically detect and identify users without manual intervention. The privacy controls operate autonomously based on detected user identities and permissions, eliminating the need for manual permission configuration or user authentication actions. The system serves itself by automatically adjusting display content based on environmental sensor input.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20240235867A9Automated Privacy Controls For A Schedule View Of A Shared Conference Space Digital Calendar
Publication Date: 2024.07.11 ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
  • US20240235867A9 patent drawing
  • US20240235867A9 patent drawing
  • US20240235867A9 patent drawing

AI summary

A conference schedule system that implements automated privacy controls for a schedule view of a shared conference space digital calendar. The conference schedule system determines an identity of a person viewing a display screen configured to display a schedule view of a digital calendar associated with a shared conference space, accesses event permissions associated with an event schedule for the shared conference space, and modifies a selective output of information associated with the event in the schedule view displayed at the display screen based on the event permissions and the identity of the person.