Granular Content Sharing via Visual Highlighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sharing specific portions of online content, such as webpages, images, or videos, can be tedious for the sharer and confusing for the recipient, as they often require manual navigation to locate the intended parts.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows users to identify and highlight specific portions of content using visual indicators, enabling direct presentation to recipients without the need for navigation, by using computing devices and user interfaces to select and store the highlighted sections, which are then automatically positioned and displayed when shared.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the sharer describes the specific part of content using text instructions, then the recipient can potentially locate the specific part, but the recipient may still not be able to locate it efficiently and the process becomes tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content into specific identifiable portions (text portions, image portions, video portions, audio portions) and allows the sharer to select and share only the relevant segment rather than the entire content or vague descriptions
Solution Approach 2:
The sharer performs preliminary action by pre-identifying and highlighting the specific portion of content that needs to be shared before sending it to the recipient, so the recipient receives ready-to-view content without needing to search or navigate
2Ease of operation
If the sharer spends time and effort describing the specific part of webpage, then the recipient can understand what to look for, but the recipient may not be able to locate it due to long webpage and similar content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual indicators including color changes (highlighting) to mark specific portions of content, making them stand out from the rest of the content and easy to identify without confusion
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the content with the specific portion pre-identified and highlighted, embedding the location information directly in the shared content rather than relying on separate descriptions
3Loss of information
If the recipient has to navigate and look for specific portions of content, then they can find the information, but the process requires manual navigation input and reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The shared content is self-service in that it automatically presents the specific portion to the recipient without requiring the recipient to perform navigation actions. The content knows its own location and presents itself appropriately
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (the content management system with visual indicators) that bridges the sharer and recipient, automatically handling the localization and presentation of specific content portions without manual intervention from the recipient
Data Source
AI summary
Sharing online with granularity is described, including providing content for presenting to a user; receiving input from the user indicating identification of a portion of the content; associating with another user a notice of availability of the content; receiving a request from the another user, the request identifies the content; and providing the content for presenting to the another user, such that at least a part of the portion of the content is positioned for presenting without navigation input from the another user.