Location Sharing Service for Conference Resource Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
During collaborative sessions, shared data and information are often unavailable to participants, leading to potential loss and inability to access electronic resources.
Innovation Solution
A location sharing service hosted by a server computer allows presenters to share location information with participants, who can elect to receive and access this information, with options to store, access, or ignore the shared locations, and provides status updates on the sharing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If screen sharing is used during conferences, then collaboration capability is improved, but participants cannot access the shared electronic resources after the conference
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing and storing location information (URLs, file paths, document identifiers) of shared electronic resources during the conference session. This allows participants to access these resources after the conference without needing the presenter's device or active sharing session.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of location information pointing to shared electronic resources. Instead of sharing the actual files or screens continuously, the system captures metadata (URLs, paths, identifiers) that can be independently accessed by participants, reducing dependency on the original sharing session.
2Reliability
If location information is captured and shared, then resource accessibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential location information (URLs, file paths, document identifiers) from the shared electronic resources, rather than copying entire files or maintaining complex sharing sessions. This extraction approach simplifies the system while ensuring resource accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary component that captures location metadata during sharing sessions and stores it in a accessible format. This intermediary layer simplifies the interaction between presenters and participants, allowing resource access without complex direct device connections.
3Ease of operation
If automatic access to shared locations is enabled, then user convenience is improved, but user control is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides dynamic control options for users, allowing them to switch between automatic access mode and manual selection mode. This adaptability lets users choose the level of automation based on their preferences and specific situations, balancing convenience with control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of user interaction by offering multiple access modes (automatic and manual). Users can adjust their interaction parameters according to their needs, with automatic mode providing convenience and manual mode providing control, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and user adaptability.
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AI summary
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing a location sharing service. A server computer executing a location sharing service can identify a presenter for a location sharing session and a participant in the location sharing session. The server computer can receive location information from the presenter. The location information can identify a location accessed at a computing device associated with the presenter during a conference. The server computer can provide the location information to a user device associated with the participant during the conference. The server computer also can provide a log including the location information to the user device during or after the conference.