Server-Based Image Sharing Pool Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image sharing methods require significant user effort and are not pre-emptive, as users must actively seek out images rather than having them automatically shared among relevant groups based on event participation.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses metadata from images, such as time, date, and geographic location, to determine if images were captured at an event, and automatically invites users to join an image sharing pool, allowing them to contribute and access images from other participants, with conditions for ending the event set by a moderator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually upload and share images through traditional platforms, then images can be shared with others, but users must invest considerable effort and time to actively search for and distribute images
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs image sharing operations without requiring user intervention. The server autonomously analyzes image metadata, identifies event participants, creates sharing groups, and distributes images to relevant users, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes images by extracting metadata (geolocation, timestamp, EXIF data) and storing it in advance. When an event occurs, the system has already prepared the necessary information to quickly identify participants and share images, eliminating the need for users to search and share images manually at the moment of need.
2Extent of automation
If users actively search for images they are interested in, then they can find relevant images, but the process is not pre-emptive and requires significant user effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses image metadata (geolocation, timestamp, EXIF data) as feedback to automatically determine event participation. By analyzing this feedback information, the server can accurately identify which users were present at the event and automatically share relevant images with them, ensuring image relevance without requiring user search efforts.
3Productivity
If traditional image sharing platforms are used, then images can be distributed to users, but the process requires considerable user effort and is not pre-emptive in nature
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary between image upload and distribution. It receives images with metadata, automatically processes the information to identify event participants, and distributes images to relevant users. This intermediary system handles the complexity of automated analysis and distribution, simplifying the user experience while maintaining high productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable medium are described for forming an image sharing pool at a server device. The event associated with the sharing pool may be proposed by a moderator or detected by the server device based on examination of the metadata included in images received at the server device. Users who have uploaded images associated with the event or who are at the event may be invited to join the event. In another aspect of the present disclosure, provisional rights may be granted based on a user accepting an invitation to the event and permanent rights may be granted based on a user contributing an image to the sharing pool.