Orientation-Based Content Sharing Interface for Reliable Device Handoff
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in efficiently sharing content with other devices, leading to increased user interaction time and battery consumption, while also requiring improved privacy management of personally identifiable information.
Innovation Solution
Electronic devices are equipped with user interfaces that allow content sharing based on device orientation and provide options to modify settings before sharing, ensuring reliable communication and minimizing redundant user inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional content sharing methods are used, then content can be shared between devices, but user interaction time increases and battery power is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting nearby devices and pre-configuring sharing options before the user initiates content sharing. The user interface presents pre-selected sharing targets based on device proximity and compatibility, eliminating the need for users to manually search for and select recipient devices, thereby reducing interaction time while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If device orientation detection is implemented, then sharing reliability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (the user interface system) that processes device orientation data and translates it into meaningful sharing options. Rather than requiring direct complex interactions between multiple devices and their sensors, the intermediary system consolidates orientation detection, device identification, and sharing option presentation into a unified interface, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing perceived device complexity for the user.
3Productivity
If automatic device detection is used, then sharing efficiency improves, but privacy management becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by differentiating between types of information displayed in the user interface. Device identifiers and sharing options are presented clearly, while personally identifiable information is either omitted, anonymized, or required to be explicitly authorized for display. This selective information presentation maintains sharing efficiency through automatic detection while protecting user privacy through localized information quality control in the interface display.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, an electronic device presents an option that is selectable to share content with a second electronic device towards which the first electronic device is oriented. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents an indication to change the orientation of the electronic device when the orientation of the electronic device is outside of a range of orientations in which circuitry that identifies another electronic device with which to share content is able to function with desired reliability. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a sharing user interface within an action user interface of an application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents one or more options for changing one or more settings associated with an item of content before sharing the content.