Meeting Window Privilege Segmentation for Parallel Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic meeting systems only allow a single user to edit content across multiple windows, requiring users to surrender edit control for others to edit, and stream all content to all users regardless of device capabilities, wasting bandwidth.
Innovation Solution
A computing device determines its capabilities and privileges for each meeting window, enabling users to control or view content based on their device capabilities and assigned roles, allowing multiple users to concurrently edit different windows without bandwidth wastage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single user is allowed to edit content across multiple windows, then edit control is simplified and managed, but collaboration efficiency deteriorates as other users must wait to edit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the edit control privilege by window, allowing different users to have edit privileges for different meeting windows simultaneously. Instead of a single global edit control, the system divides content into multiple windows (e.g., first meeting window, second meeting window) and assigns edit privileges independently to different users for each window, enabling parallel editing without conflict
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of window-specific privilege assignment. Rather than managing edit control in a single-dimensional manner (one user at a time), the system adds the window dimension, allowing multiple users to hold edit privileges concurrently across different windows, thus transforming the privilege management model from sequential to parallel
2Reliability
If all content is streamed to all users regardless of device capabilities, then content availability is ensured, but bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring the content stream to each user's device capabilities. Instead of uniform content delivery, the system adjusts the content quality and type based on individual device characteristics (e.g., audio-only devices receive only audio streams, video-capable devices receive video streams), ensuring each user receives appropriate content without unnecessary bandwidth consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by streaming only the necessary content to each user based on their device capabilities. Rather than providing complete content to all users (excessive action), the system delivers partial content streams tailored to each device's actual needs, reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining content availability for all users
3Productivity
If multiple users are allowed to edit different windows concurrently, then collaboration efficiency improves, but privilege management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments privilege management into window-specific units, where each meeting window has its own independent privilege settings. This segmentation allows the system to manage multiple user privileges concurrently by treating each window as a separate manageable entity, reducing the overall complexity compared to managing all privileges globally
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal privilege management framework that handles both single-user and multi-user scenarios through the same window-specific mechanism. The system provides multi-functionality by supporting various privilege configurations (single user edit, multiple users editing different windows, view-only access) through a unified approach, simplifying the management complexity
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AI summary
Techniques provided for a computing device to determine device capabilities and privileges of the computing device to enable privileges for one or more meeting windows displayed on the computing device within an electronic meeting. The computing device determines the capability of the computing device with respect to a first meeting window containing first content and a second meeting window containing second content. The computing device determines that the computing device has a first level role that includes privileges to control the first content contained in the first meeting window. The computing device determines that the computing device has a second level role for the second meeting window that includes privileges to view, but not control, the second content contained in the second meeting window. The computing device enables privileges to allow control of the first content and to allow viewing, but not control, of the second content.