Pre-Call Annotation Transmission for Secure Video Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
First responders face delays in critical decision-making due to time-consuming video call establishment and accidental sharing of confidential information with unauthorized individuals during emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A communication device system that determines the authorization level of incoming video call requests before establishing a video call, allowing authorized users to receive annotations and video prior to call establishment, while blocking or filtering unauthorized users' access to sensitive information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a video call is established to share information with a superior officer or another first responder, then information sharing is enabled, but time delays occur during call establishment
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authorization verification and establishes data transmission channels before the video call is officially initiated. Annotations and video data are prepared and transmitted in advance during the call setup phase, so that when the call is established, information sharing can occur immediately without delay.
2Ease of operation
If video calls are opened to all callers including non-first responders, then communication accessibility is improved, but confidential information may be accidentally shared with unauthorized individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an authorization verification mechanism as an intermediary between the video call request and the actual data transmission. The controller verifies whether the caller is an authorized first responder before allowing access to annotations and video data, acting as a gatekeeper that maintains security while preserving accessibility for legitimate users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different access rights and authorization levels to different callers. Authorized first responders receive full access to annotations and video data, while non-first responders are blocked from receiving confidential information. This localized quality control ensures that each user group receives appropriate access based on their authorization status.
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AI summary
A device, system and method for transmitting one or more of annotations and video prior to a video call is provided. A communication device receives a request for a video call from a first communication device, of other communication devices. Prior to the video call being established, the communication device: determines whether a user of the first communication device is an authorized caller; and when the user of the first communication device is an authorized caller, transmits, to the first communication device, one or more of annotations received at the input device and video from a video camera. The determination of whether a user of the first communication device is an authorized caller is based on profile data associated with users of one or more of the other communication devices.