Remote Content Access Rights Update via Gesture-Based Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in efficiently updating access rights for remotely stored content, particularly in social networking systems, where managing who can access their stored content is cumbersome and lacks intuitive interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that detect user inputs on a touch-sensitive device to select content, establish a communication link with a second apparatus, transmit location information, and update access rights on a remote server, allowing authorized users to access the content, using wireless communication links like Bluetooth or NFC.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users navigate through complex menus to update access rights for remotely stored content, then access rights can be updated, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to cumbersome interface requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content selection process by allowing users to select multiple items simultaneously through gesture-based interaction, then processes access rights updates in batches rather than requiring individual menu navigation for each content item. This segmentation reduces the operational steps required and improves ease of updating access rights for multiple contents.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the system automatically generates and transmits location information and access rights updates to the remote server based on user selections, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate through complex menus. The intermediary process handles the complexity of communication and server interaction while providing a simple user interface.
2Reliability
If the system transmits detailed content information over weak communication links, then access rights can be updated accurately, but the loss of information increases due to transmission errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential location information and access rights data to the remote server, rather than transmitting complete content metadata. This selective extraction minimizes the amount of data transmitted over weak communication links, reducing the probability of information loss while maintaining the reliability of access rights updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by caching location information and access rights data locally before transmission, and by preparing update packets in advance. This preliminary preparation ensures that critical information is ready for transmission and can be resent if transmission errors occur, improving reliability without requiring continuous transmission of full information sets.
3Measurement precision
If the system requires precise selection of content items, then the correct content is accessed, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring increases due to touch input precision requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the selection of multiple content items into a single gesture-based operation, where users can select several items simultaneously by dragging across them. This merging approach maintains measurement precision by clearly defining selection boundaries while reducing the difficulty of detection by consolidating multiple selection actions into one continuous gesture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to content selection by allowing users to select items based on their spatial arrangement on the display. Users can drag across multiple items in a continuous gesture, and the system detects selection based on the spatial path of the gesture rather than requiring precise point-by-point selection. This dimensional approach maintains precision while reducing input difficulty.
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AI summary
A method, and apparatus and computer program for enabling the method, the method comprising: detecting a user input at a first apparatus and, in response to the detection of the user input, selecting content wherein the content is stored at a remote server; establishing a communication link with a second apparatus wherein the second apparatus is different from the first apparatus; transmitting information indicative of the location of the selected stored content over the established communication link to the second apparatus; receiving identification information from the second apparatus over the established communication link wherein the identification information enables at least the user of the second apparatus to be identified; and transmitting information to the remote server to enable a user associated with the received identification information to access the selected stored content.