Live User Profile Representation with Permission-Based Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online systems lack the ability to provide a dynamic and interactive representation of users, limiting communication and user experience due to static user profiles that do not reflect current behavior, mood, or activities, and may compromise privacy by exposing sensitive information to unauthorized viewers.
Innovation Solution
A method for representing users within an online system through live recordings, where users can define permissions for access, allowing authorized viewers to receive a live media stream, including video and audio, which can be buffered and displayed as a 'Live Profile, enabling instantaneous interaction and control over who accesses this information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If detailed user data is provided to viewers, then user interaction and communication level improve, but privacy security deteriorates as sensitive data may be retrieved by large groups of viewers without control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments user data into different types (static profile data vs. dynamic live recording data) and segments access permissions into different levels (public viewers vs. authorized users only). This allows the system to provide detailed interaction capabilities for authorized users while maintaining privacy security by restricting access to sensitive live recording data through permission-based segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different access control qualities to different data elements. Static profile data can be accessed by public viewers with basic interaction, while live recording data requires explicit authorization. This local quality differentiation enables enhanced interaction where appropriate while maintaining privacy security for sensitive data.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If static user profiles are used, then privacy security is maintained by limiting data access, but user experience and communication quality deteriorate due to limited interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from static user profiles to dynamic live recording representations. The live recording data dynamically reflects the user's current state, mood, and activities, enabling rich real-time interaction while maintaining privacy security through permission-based access control. This dynamic approach enhances user experience without compromising security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary permission management layer between users and viewers. This intermediary controls access to live recording data, allowing detailed interaction capabilities for authorized users while preventing unauthorized access. The intermediary mechanism enables high-quality communication for permitted users while maintaining privacy security.
3Ease of operation
If video chat sessions are established between specific parties, then direct communication quality improves with immediate feedback, but system complexity and ease of operation worsen due to explicit establishment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the live recording representation universally accessible to all authorized users simultaneously, rather than requiring separate video chat sessions for each pair of users. A single live recording can serve multiple viewers at once, providing direct communication quality with immediate visual and audio feedback while eliminating the complexity of establishing individual chat sessions between specific parties.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to representation of users within online systems, such as social networks, online services, and platforms. A method for representing a user within an online system is provided, comprising receiving by the online system a live recording of a first user of the online system, the first user defining permissions to access the live recording; requesting a representation of the first user by a second user of the online system; determining if the second user is authorized to access the live recording based on the permissions; and if the second user is authorized, providing the live recording to the second user as the representation of the first user. Furthermore, an online system and a data structure representing a user of an online system are defined.