Session Hand-off Service for Seamless Cross-Device Image Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tools for finding digital assets, such as décor items, are inconvenient as they require users to upload images of settings, which can be time-consuming and laborious, especially when the image is not readily available on the user's device or accessible location.
Innovation Solution
A hand-off service that enables seamless sharing of session data between client devices, allowing users to upload and access images of settings from one device to another, facilitating the convenient upload and rendering of décor items within the setting image, including the use of augmented reality visualization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user uploads an image of the setting from a desktop computer, then the image can be processed by the art application, but the user experiences inconvenience due to lack of camera or storage accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the desktop computer. The mobile device captures the setting image using its camera and transfers it to the desktop, mediating the image acquisition process and resolving the contradiction between desktop limitations and user convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the image upload process into two separate steps: (1) image capture on mobile device, and (2) image transfer to desktop computer. This segmentation allows each device to perform its strengths - mobile for capture, desktop for processing - thereby resolving the contradiction
2Ease of operation
If the user transfers the image from smartphone to desktop using various means or cloud storage, then the image can be uploaded to the art application, but the process becomes time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the image capture and upload operations into a single seamless process. The mobile device captures the image and automatically initiates transfer to the desktop computer, merging multiple steps into one unified action that reduces both time and user effort
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically initiating the image transfer process as soon as the capture is completed. The desktop computer is pre-configured to receive the image, and the transfer is automatically started without requiring user intervention in intermediate steps, thereby saving time
Data Source
AI summary
A hand-off service enables seamless sharing of session data of an online session between a server and a client with additional clients in an application, e.g., art application used for finding decor items. A user can request a server, using a first device, e.g., desktop, for access information for accessing the art application using a second device, e.g., smartphone. When the second device accesses the server using the access information, the server generates a unique storage address space that is connected to a session between the server and the first device. The user can upload a digital asset, e.g., image of a room captured using the smartphone, to the unique address and the server automatically renders the digital asset on the first device. The server can also render another digital asset, e.g., an art image, within the setting image.