Mobile Image Upload Menu for Token-Based Remote Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handheld wireless communication devices face limitations in memory storage for images, and carrier network restrictions hinder easy image sharing, while adding descriptive and location information is desirable.
Innovation Solution
An image upload module is integrated into the communication device to automatically initiate image upload to an online repository, allowing users to easily share images with options for adding metadata and specifying viewing privileges, using an authorization token for secure access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If images are stored in the communication device memory, then image capture and storage capability is improved, but available memory is limited and users cannot capture new images without deleting existing files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the image storage function from the local communication device memory to a remote server storage system. When images are captured, they are automatically uploaded to the server, freeing up local memory while maintaining continuous image capture capability. The server acts as an external storage extension that does not constrain the device's local storage limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the communication device and the final image storage destination. The server receives images from the device, manages storage, and handles sharing operations, allowing the device to maintain small local storage while providing unlimited image capture and sharing capabilities through the intermediary server infrastructure.
2Ease of operation
If images are shared through carrier networks, then image sharing capability is provided, but transmission bandwidth restrictions and carrier network limitations hinder easy sharing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves image sharing from the traditional carrier network dimension to an internet-based dimension. Instead of relying on carrier MMS or email services with bandwidth restrictions, the system uses web servers and internet protocols to host and share images, bypassing carrier network limitations while maintaining ease of access through mobile device browsers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal image sharing platform that works across different carrier networks and device types. The server-based approach allows any device with internet access to view and share images regardless of carrier restrictions, making the sharing capability universal rather than carrier-specific.
3Loss of information
If descriptive information and location information are added to images, then image information completeness is improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by automatically capturing location information (GPS coordinates) at the moment of image capture and embedding it into the image metadata. Descriptive information such as title and tags are also prepared in advance through user input during the capture process, so that when images are uploaded to the server, all metadata is already in place without requiring complex post-processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically generating and attaching location data to images without requiring manual intervention. The device's GPS subsystem automatically provides coordinates that are embedded in the image file, and the upload process automatically includes this metadata, reducing the complexity burden on the user while maintaining complete information.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, via a mobile device that is in a pre-authorization state, user input for initiating a procedure for account authorization at an online image repository; in response to receiving the user input, configuring the mobile device to initiate access to an account at the online image repository based on creating an authorization token associated with the online image repository; and storing, at the mobile device, the authorization token.