Image Session Identifier Credential for Group Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image sharing techniques require manual invitations and collection of user identification via email or social networks, creating obstacles for users to share images in group photography settings, especially in large events.
Innovation Solution
The generation and use of an image session identifier as a credential to join an image sharing session, which can be distributed via various methods such as QR codes, network addresses, or text strings, allowing potential contributors to easily access and manage image sharing sessions without additional authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual invitations and user identification collection are used for image sharing, then user authentication and control are improved, but ease of operation and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication credential (session identifier) from the complex user identification process. Instead of requiring users to provide email addresses, social network profiles, or other personal identification information, the system generates and distributes session identifiers that serve as standalone authentication credentials. This allows users to join image sharing sessions without manual invitation processes while maintaining authentication reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The session identifier acts as an intermediary between the invitation system and user authentication. Rather than directly processing user identification information, the system uses session identifiers as a mediating credential that encapsulates authentication authority. Users present these identifiers to join sessions, eliminating the need for direct user identification verification while maintaining secure access control.
2Ease of operation
If multiple session identifiers are generated for distribution, then accessibility and ease of joining are improved, but device complexity and credential management increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates multiple copies of the session identifier credential for distribution to different users. Instead of creating complex individual authentication mechanisms for each user, the system generates identical or variant session identifier copies that can be distributed through various channels (electronic messages, printed materials, displayed screens). Each copy functions as a complete authentication credential, simplifying the distribution system while improving accessibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If session identifiers are distributed via multiple channels (QR codes, network addresses, text strings), then versatility and ease of operation are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal session identifier system that can be represented in multiple formats (QR codes, network addresses, text strings) while maintaining the same underlying authentication function. The session identifier core structure remains consistent across different distribution channels, with format-specific encodings serving as universal interfaces. This allows the system to adapt to different distribution contexts without requiring fundamentally different authentication mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
Image session identifier techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a request is received to create an image sharing session and a session identifier is generated for the image sharing session that is configured to act as a credential to join the image sharing session as a member. A communication is formed that includes the generated session identifier and that is configured for communication via a network to an originator of the request.