Media Sharing Server with Event-Based Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic devices with integrated cameras face complexity in sharing digital images between multiple users, as standard methods like email and social media platforms are cumbersome and restrictive, especially for jointly-attended events.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes a network of communication devices, a management server with a downloadable user interface, and a database to facilitate convenient capture and sharing of media among multiple users, allowing for event creation, media distribution, and user account management, using devices like smartphones and cameras.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If standard email or social media platforms are used to share images, then images can be shared between users, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dedicated media sharing server as an intermediary platform that directly connects photographers and viewers. This server handles image storage, distribution, and access control, eliminating the need to use general-purpose email or social media platforms. The server enables direct peer-to-peer sharing within the photography community, reducing operational complexity and time requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the image sharing process into distinct functional modules: image capture, upload to server, storage management, and distributed access. By separating these functions from general-purpose communication tools, the system optimizes each stage for photography-specific needs, improving efficiency and reducing the time required for sharing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If images are uploaded to social networking websites for sharing, then multiple users can access the images, but the images may be viewable by others who were not intended to see the images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements location-specific and user-specific access controls on the media sharing server. Different regions or groups within the photography community can be assigned different access permissions. This allows images to be selectively visible to specific photographers or events, maintaining privacy while enabling broad access within authorized groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes access control rules and user permissions before images are uploaded and shared. By pre-configuring who can view or access specific images based on event participation, photographer relationships, or organizational hierarchies, the system prevents unauthorized access from occurring in the first place, rather than relying on post-upload restrictions.
3Ease of operation
If users store images on a PC and send them via email, then images can be shared, but multiple emails are required if numerous images are to be shared
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple image files into a single shared resource on the media server. Instead of requiring separate email transmissions for each image, the system allows users to upload and share numerous images simultaneously through a single interface. The server manages the collection as a unified set, enabling efficient batch sharing across the photography network.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of images on the centralized media server, allowing unlimited distribution of these copies to authorized users without requiring multiple original file transmissions. This copying mechanism enables efficient sharing of numerous images through a single upload operation, as the server replicates and distributes copies to all intended recipients simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
A system of capturing and sharing media including a plurality of communication devices and a management server in communication with the communication devices and including a processor and a downloadable user interface configured to distribute to the communication devices a media captured during a defined event, the media distributable to each communication device associated with the defined event. The system further include a database in communication with the management server configured to store data related to a plurality of registered user accounts.