Online Photo Session Uniform Control Mechanism

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional online photo sharing services limit user interaction and control, resulting in a passive viewing experience for participants, lacking the depth and intimacy of in-person photo sharing.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that provides uniform and advanced controls to all users in an online photo sharing session, allowing real-time interaction, annotation, commenting, and chat, enabling equal participation and engagement among users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional photo sharing services are used, then photo sharing is enabled online, but user interaction and control are limited, resulting in passive viewing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser interaction and controlVSAvoiduser participation depth

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements equipotentiality by granting all users (both sharing users and viewing users) equal control permissions over the photo session. Viewing users can navigate photos, annotate, comment, and control the photo show sequence just like the original sharing user, eliminating the hierarchical control structure of conventional services and enabling active participation rather than passive viewing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #12Equipotentiality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies universality by providing a comprehensive set of controls and tools that any user can access and use. The photo session interface includes universal navigation controls, annotation tools, commenting features, and chat functionality that are available to all participants regardless of their role, making the system highly versatile and adaptable to various user needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If viewing users have limited control, then the photo show can be managed simply, but the photo sharing experience lacks depth and intimacy

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvephoto sharing experience depthVSAvoidcontrol structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements equipotentiality by granting all users (both sharing users and viewing users) equal control permissions over the photo session. Viewing users can navigate photos, annotate, comment, and control the photo show sequence just like the original sharing user, eliminating the hierarchical control structure of conventional services and enabling active participation rather than passive viewing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #12Equipotentiality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by enabling real-time interaction where user actions are immediately reflected for all participants. The system dynamically updates the photo session state as users navigate, annotate, or comment, creating a living, responsive experience that adapts to user interactions and maintains engagement throughout the session.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If all users have uniform control, then user engagement increases, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser engagementVSAvoidcontrol management system

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements equipotentiality by granting all users (both sharing users and viewing users) equal control permissions over the photo session. Viewing users can navigate photos, annotate, comment, and control the photo show sequence just like the original sharing user, eliminating the hierarchical control structure of conventional services and enabling active participation rather than passive viewing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #12Equipotentiality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies feedback by implementing real-time propagation of user actions to all participants. When a user navigates to a different photo, annotates, or comments, these changes are immediately feedback to all other users in the session, creating an engaging and responsive experience that motivates active participation while managing complexity through automated real-time updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8788584B2Methods and systems for sharing photos in an online photosession

Publication Date: 2014.07.22 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC

AI summary

Methods, systems and computer readable medium with program instructions for sharing documents with other users in an online document sharing session include identifying a set of documents to share with viewing users at a document sharing website. The set of documents may have been uploaded onto the document sharing website by a sharing user and selected for sharing in an online document sharing session. One or more viewing users are selected for sharing the documents of the online document sharing session and access information to access the identified documents are provided. The access provides uniform level of control to both the viewing users and the sharing user so as to interact and manage the documents in the online document sharing session. The viewing users and the sharing user access, view and interact with the documents equally and the interactions are gathered and propagated to all the viewing the sharing users in substantial real-time.