Multi-touch File Sharing with Privacy Level Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in sharing different versions of electronic files, such as pictures and videos, tailored to the recipient's device capabilities and privacy levels, as existing methods lack efficiency and automation in transmitting specific levels of information.
Innovation Solution
A multi-touch touchscreen system that allows users to select different levels of information by using varying numbers of fingers or selection objects, enabling the device to determine the number of inputs and transmit corresponding portions of files, such as text, audio, or video, based on predefined levels of privacy or detail.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user manually selects and transmits different versions of files to different recipients, then privacy control and customization are improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments file information into multiple levels (e.g., public, private, confidential) that can be independently selected. Users define different information levels within files, and the system automatically transmits only the appropriate level based on recipient relationships, eliminating manual selection for each file while maintaining privacy control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining information levels and recipient categories before transmission. Users set up the segmentation and classification in advance, so that during actual file sharing, the system automatically matches recipients with appropriate information levels without requiring real-time manual configuration.
2Measurement precision
If a user manually configures file transmission settings for each recipient, then transmission accuracy is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal transmission framework that works across all file types and recipient scenarios. The system defines general information levels (public, private, confidential) that can be applied universally to different files and recipients, eliminating the need for custom configuration for each case while maintaining precise control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically determine which information level to transmit based on pre-defined rules and recipient classifications. The system serves itself by automatically matching files with appropriate recipients and information levels without requiring manual intervention, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining accuracy.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive file information is transmitted to all recipients, then information completeness is improved, but security and privacy protection deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different portions of the same file to have different security levels. Sensitive portions (e.g., personal information, confidential data) are marked as private or confidential, while non-sensitive portions remain public. The system then transmits only the appropriate portions to each recipient based on their clearance level, ensuring information completeness for authorized recipients while protecting sensitive data.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple file versions are stored and managed manually, then customization capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimension to file management by introducing information level classification (public, private, confidential) as an organizational structure. Instead of managing multiple complete file versions, the system organizes file content along the dimension of sensitivity levels, allowing automatic selection based on recipient classification. This dimensional approach simplifies the system compared to managing multiple full versions while maintaining customization capability.
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AI summary
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for differentiating between and transmitting different levels of information associated with an object or file depending upon a number of tactile inputs detected. In particular, a user can define a number of levels (e.g., of privacy, of detail, etc.) associated with items of information making up objects or files stored on his or her device. The user can then indicate which level of information (i.e., which items of information of the object or file) he or she would like to transmit by using a different number of fingers (or other selection devices) to select the object or file. The electronic device may, in response, determine the number of fingers (or other selection devices) used and then transmit only the corresponding portions (e.g., items of information) of the selected object or file.