Selective Content Sharing in Network Conferences
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Solution Overview
Problem
In network conference sessions, presenters face inefficiencies and challenges in managing and transmitting different sets of content to various participant groups, particularly when sensitive or proprietary information needs to be shared, as existing methods require managing multiple sessions or sets of content, which are time-consuming and error-prone.
Innovation Solution
A method where a single set of content is established, with restricted and global content subsets identified, allowing selective transmission to designated participant groups using software that filters content based on metatags or indicators, ensuring only appropriate information is shared with each group.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate network conference sessions are created to share different content with different participant groups, then content confidentiality and selective sharing are improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into different categories (restricted content and global content) using metatags, and segments participant groups (restricted participant group and global participant group). The system then selectively transmits appropriate content subsets to appropriate participant groups within a single conference session, eliminating the need for multiple separate sessions while maintaining content confidentiality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary content filtering system that uses metatags to automatically identify and separate restricted content from global content. This intermediary filtering mechanism enables selective content transmission to different participant groups without requiring manual session management, thus reducing complexity while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If multiple separate network conference sessions are created to share different content with different participant groups, then content confidentiality is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments content using metatags during a single conference session, allowing simultaneous selective transmission of different content subsets to different participant groups. This eliminates the time required to schedule, set up, and manage multiple separate sessions while maintaining content confidentiality through automated filtering.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by tagging content with metatags before the conference session begins. This pre-categorization enables the system to automatically and efficiently filter and transmit appropriate content to appropriate participant groups in real-time during a single session, eliminating the time loss associated with multiple session setups.
3Productivity
If a single network conference session is used to share content with all participants, then productivity and time efficiency are improved, but loss of information increases due to inability to control content distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different content subsets to different participant groups within a single conference session. Restricted content is made visible only to the restricted participant group, while global content is visible to all participants. This localized content distribution maintains productivity through a single session while preventing information loss by controlling what each group receives.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the content stream into restricted content and global content using metatags, and segments participants into restricted participant group and global participant group. This segmentation enables selective transmission within a single session, maintaining productivity while ensuring that confidential information is only distributed to authorized participants.
4Reliability
If manual content filtering and session management is performed for different participant groups, then content confidentiality is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically filter and transmit appropriate content to appropriate participant groups based on metatags without requiring manual intervention. The content filtering system autonomously identifies restricted content, separates it from global content, and transmits it only to the restricted participant group, maintaining confidentiality while dramatically improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated filtering system that uses metatags to manage content distribution. This intermediary system handles the complex task of separating restricted content from global content and routing it to appropriate participant groups automatically, eliminating manual management efforts while maintaining content confidentiality.
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AI summary
A method for sharing content with participants in a conference including establishing a network conference session, identifying restricted content to be shared, and identifying global content which is a subset of the restricted content. The method further includes the steps of identifying a global participant group for the network conference session wherein members of the global participant group attend the network conference session using one or more communication devices, identifying a restricted participant group for the network conference session wherein members of the restricted participant group attend the network conference session using one or more communication devices, transmitting the restricted content to the restricted participant group, and transmitting the global content to the global participant group.