Reduced Resolution Content Items for Local Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content management systems face limitations in storage space on devices, leading to reduced performance and user experience, particularly when accessing and editing content items remotely, which can result in delays and inconsistent versions across multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A system generates reduced resolution content items that can be accessed and edited on client devices without requiring local storage of the original content item, allowing edits to be applied globally across multiple devices and versions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If content items are stored locally on computing devices, then accessibility and editing speed are improved, but storage space is consumed and device performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content items into multiple versions with different resolutions (full resolution, reduced resolution, thumbnail). Each version serves different purposes: full resolution for quality, reduced resolution for quick access and editing, thumbnail for browsing. This segmentation allows the system to provide fast access for common operations while maintaining full-quality versions remotely without consuming local storage space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates reduced resolution copies of content items that can be stored locally or cached on client devices. These copies enable fast access and editing operations without requiring the original full-resolution files to be present locally. The system manages multiple copies (full resolution, reduced resolution, thumbnail) to balance accessibility, storage consumption, and operation performance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple versions of content items are stored locally, then editing flexibility is improved, but storage space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content versions by resolution and usage scenario. Reduced resolution versions are stored locally for editing operations, while full resolution versions are maintained remotely. This segmentation allows the system to provide editing flexibility using smaller local copies without consuming excessive storage space for multiple high-resolution versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by storing reduced resolution versions locally on client devices specifically for editing purposes, while maintaining full resolution versions remotely. This ensures that local storage is optimized for the specific need of editing (where full resolution is not always required) while preserving quality for final outputs and archival purposes.
3Quantity of substance
If content items are stored remotely, then local storage space is saved, but accessibility and editing speed deteriorate due to network dependencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-generating and storing reduced resolution versions of content items locally or in cache before they are needed for editing operations. This preliminary preparation ensures that when users need to access or edit content, the appropriate version is already available locally, eliminating network latency and providing fast access without requiring full resolution files to be present.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates and distributes copies of content items in reduced resolution formats that can be accessed locally without network dependency. These copies enable offline access and editing operations, while the system maintains the ability to retrieve full resolution versions from remote storage when needed. This copying strategy balances remote storage savings with local accessibility.
4Measurement precision
If full resolution content items are accessed remotely, then quality is maintained, but network bandwidth consumption and access time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content delivery by resolution, providing reduced resolution versions for routine operations (browsing, editing, preview) and reserving full resolution versions for final outputs and quality-critical operations. This segmentation reduces network bandwidth consumption for common operations while maintaining the ability to deliver full quality when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by storing and serving reduced resolution versions locally or from cache for operations where full quality is not essential. This local provision of adequate (but not maximum) quality reduces network bandwidth consumption significantly while maintaining acceptable user experience for most operations.
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AI summary
One or more embodiments provide features for managing and editing content items. In particular, one or more embodiments enable one or more users to access and modify content items from one of multiple client devices without requiring storage of the content item locally on the client device. Additionally, one or more embodiments enable storing reduced resolution content items on multiple client devices in a way that saves storage space on the client devices while providing access to a content item without requiring constant network access to a central system. Further, one or more embodiments enable globally applying local edits to a content item and corresponding reduced resolution content items on multiple client devices.