Mixed-Media Collection Creator with Window Privacy Settings

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current business communication tools are static, single-media, and unable to effectively convey complex information in today's fast-paced, globally dispersed business environment, where online meeting resources impose time constraints and collaboration systems are disjointed from natural workflows.

Innovation Solution

A mixed-media collection creator that allows users to create, store, and distribute dynamic multimedia collections by capturing and combining various content types from multiple windows on a screen, including video, audio, and text, with features for recording, editing, and playback, while incorporating privacy settings and security measures to manage data access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional business communication tools (email, voice-mail, spreadsheets) are used, then simplicity and ease of operation are maintained, but the ability to convey complex information efficiently is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation conveyance efficiencyVSAvoidcommunication tool complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple communication modalities (video, audio, text, screen sharing, annotations) into a single integrated mixed-media message format. This allows complex information to be conveyed through multiple channels simultaneously rather than requiring separate tools for each medium, thus improving information efficiency without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The mixed-media message system serves multiple communication functions within a single platform - recording, playback, editing, screen capture, video conferencing, and file sharing. This multi-functionality replaces the need for multiple separate business communication tools, addressing the information conveyance problem while keeping the system manageable through unified operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If online meeting resources are used to coordinate across time zones, then global collaboration is enabled, but time constraints and scheduling difficulties increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveglobal collaboration capabilityVSAvoidscheduling time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows participants to record mixed-media messages in advance and share them for later viewing. This eliminates the need for real-time coordination across time zones, as information can be prepared beforehand and consumed at convenient times, thus enabling global collaboration without the time loss associated with scheduling live meetings.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The communication system transitions from static, scheduled interactions to dynamic, on-demand access. Recorded mixed-media messages can be viewed, paused, rewound, and edited at any time, allowing participants to engage with the content according to their own schedules rather than being constrained by fixed meeting times.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If collaboration systems are implemented, then team coordination is improved, but disconnection from natural workflow and increased system complexity occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveteam coordination efficiencyVSAvoidcollaboration system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mixed-media message system integrates directly into the user's existing workflow without requiring separate collaboration platforms. Users can create, share, and edit messages using familiar tools and interfaces, with the system automatically handling coordination tasks. This self-service approach improves team coordination while avoiding the complexity of dedicated collaboration systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Loss of information

If mixed-media collections are created with multiple content types, then information richness is improved, but device complexity and difficulty of management increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation richnessVSAvoidmultimedia collection management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides a unified interface and toolset for creating, editing, and managing all types of mixed-media content (video, audio, text, screen captures) within a single platform. This universal approach allows rich information to be managed through consistent operations rather than requiring separate tools for each media type, thus improving information richness without proportionally increasing management complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11221723B2System for applying privacy settings in connection with creating, storing, distributing, and editing mixed-media collections using different recording parameters

Publication Date: 2022.01.11 NORTHWEST ANALYTICS LLC

AI summary

A system for managing collections having multiple content types can include a screen data capture module to capture screen data in a window having a window privacy setting presented to a user on a display device, a mixed-media collection (MMC) managing module configured to manage an MMC incorporating the captured screen data, and an MMC storage module configured to store the MMC. The MMC managing module can alter the captured screen data based on the window privacy setting.