Hot Spot Overlay for Remote Presentation Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
In remote presentations, viewers face difficulties accessing additional content like URLs or contact information as these links are not live on the client side, requiring manual typing and distracting the presenter, and are not seamlessly integrated into the viewer's computing environment.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves generating hot spot overlays on the client device for passive elements corresponding to active elements on the server host screen, allowing viewers to access additional content locally without leaving the presentation interface, using a presenter and viewer configuration interface to manage these actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If viewers manually type URLs or contact information during remote presentations, then they can access additional content, but this distracts the presenter and interrupts the presentation flow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated intermediary system that detects active elements on the host screen and automatically launches corresponding applications on the client device. This mediator handles the content access process without requiring viewer intervention, thus preventing distraction to the presenter while maintaining access to additional content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring hot spot overlays on passive elements during the presentation setup phase. When the presentation runs, these pre-configured hot spots are ready to automatically trigger content access, eliminating the need for real-time manual typing and preserving presentation flow.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional content is hosted on external servers, then content can be shared remotely, but viewers cannot seamlessly access this content within their local computing environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a client device application as an intermediary that bridges the remote host screen and the viewer's local computing environment. This intermediary automatically detects active elements, retrieves their content, and launches appropriate local applications with the content, creating a seamless access experience without requiring viewers to manually navigate to external servers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by enabling the client device to automatically perform content retrieval and application launching without user intervention. The hot spot overlay system autonomously monitors the presentation, detects clickable elements, and triggers appropriate local applications, making content access as easy as clicking a visual indicator during the presentation.
3Ease of operation
If hot spot overlays are added to passive elements, then viewers can access content locally, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal hot spot overlay mechanism that works across different presentation types, client devices, and content formats. The same overlay system handles URLs, contact information, and other active elements uniformly, reducing the need for separate handling logic for different content types and thereby managing system complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Enabling active host content related actions on a client device can begin with a client device receiving guest screen data and optionally host screen metadata from a server. The content of the guest screen data can be presented on the client device. A passive element corresponding to each active element of the server host screen can be identified. The active element of the server host screen can be selectable by the presenter and, upon selection (active event), can launch an active action on the server. The passive element of the client guest screen can have a defined selectable overlay hot spot. A hot spot can be can be associated with a hot spot action at the client. The hot spot action taken by the client, upon a hot spot event, can correspond to the active action taken by the server.