Share Window for Accurate Content Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for sharing reference images during presentations are time-consuming and prone to errors, requiring multiple steps and potentially leading to the sharing of irrelevant or personal information due to the complexity of accessing and selecting the correct content on unfamiliar devices or during virtual presentations.
Innovation Solution
A method that detects an active share window on a user's device and shares content data within that designated area to other connected devices, allowing for easy and accurate sharing of content by positioning it using traditional window manipulation methods such as drag-and-drop, minimizing the risk of sharing incorrect information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional methods are used to access storage devices or couple personal devices to foreign networks for sharing content, then content sharing capability is achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the share window functionality directly into the display interface of the information handling device, merging the content selection and sharing initiation processes into a single integrated window. This eliminates the need to access separate storage devices or network configurations, thereby reducing both time and complexity of the sharing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The share window automatically detects and displays available content from the information handling device's storage, allowing the user to select and share content directly without needing to manually access storage devices or configure network connections. The system serves itself by providing content metadata and sharing options within the share window interface.
2Ease of operation
If users manually access unfamiliar devices or applications to share content during virtual presentations, then content sharing is enabled, but the process becomes cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The share window is pre-configured with the information handling device's content metadata and sharing capabilities before the user needs to share. When activated, the window immediately displays available content options, eliminating the need to manually search through storage devices or applications during the presentation moment.
Solution Approach 2:
The share window serves multiple functions within a single interface: it displays content metadata, allows content selection, initiates sharing, and provides sharing options (such as selecting specific connected devices). This multi-functionality eliminates the need to switch between multiple applications or devices during content sharing.
3Reliability
If the entire display is used for sharing content, then all content is visible to the audience, but personal or irrelevant information may be inadvertently shared
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into a dedicated share window area and other workspace areas. The share window specifically displays selected content from the information handling device, while other windows or display areas can contain personal or unrelated information. This spatial segmentation ensures that only the intended content within the share window is transmitted to connected display devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The share window has specialized properties that distinguish it from other display areas: it is the only window configured for content transmission to external devices. The system applies local quality by enabling sharing functionality specifically within the share window boundaries, allowing precise control over which content is shared without affecting other display areas.
4Extent of automation
If multiple windows are monitored for sharing eligibility, then the system can automatically select appropriate content, but the detection and selection process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the positions of multiple windows on the display and provides feedback by highlighting or indicating which window is currently positioned within the share window area. This feedback mechanism allows the system to automatically detect and select the appropriate content source based on real-time window positions, reducing the complexity of manual selection while maintaining accurate content identification.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting an area of a display device of an information handling device of a user, designated as a share window; identifying, when the share window is in an active share state, a position of a first window on the display device with respect to the share window; and sharing, based upon the position of the first window on the display being within at least a portion of the share window, content data contained within the first window to a display device of at least one other user in communication with the information handling device of the user. Other aspects are described and claimed.