Virtual Desktop Tile Sharing for Selective Data Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional desktop sharing technologies require users to share entire applications or files, limiting selective data sharing and privacy, especially in real-time collaboration scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing a movable user interface element called a 'tile' to selectively share portions of a local desktop, allowing users to designate and share specific data on a virtual desktop, with a centralized device organizing and distributing shared data to multiple users, enabling seamless and private data sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional desktop sharing is used to enable real-time collaboration, then multiple users can access shared data, but the entire application or file must be shared which reduces privacy and increases bandwidth requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the desktop sharing experience into discrete, selectable regions called 'tiles'. Instead of sharing the entire desktop or application, users can create individual tiles that represent specific data portions or applications. Each tile can be independently shared with selected participants, allowing granular control over what data is transmitted and to whom, thereby reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining selective sharing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements different sharing permissions and data visibility for different regions of the desktop. Each tile can have its own access controls, allowing different participants to view different portions of the shared desktop. This local differentiation of data quality and accessibility enables selective sharing where only necessary portions of data are transmitted to each participant, reducing unnecessary bandwidth usage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional desktop sharing shares entire applications, then users have full access to shared data, but privacy is compromised as unnecessary data is exposed
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the desktop into discrete tiles, the patent allows users to precisely control which portions of their desktop are shared. Each tile can be independently configured with specific access permissions, ensuring that only the necessary data portions are made visible to participants while maintaining privacy for other areas of the desktop.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different privacy and access control settings to different tiles rather than uniformly to the entire desktop. This allows the owner to grant different levels of access to different participants for different data regions, ensuring that each participant receives only the specific data they need while preventing unintended exposure of other information.
3Loss of energy
If selective portion sharing is implemented, then bandwidth usage is reduced and privacy is enhanced, but system complexity increases due to tile management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables users to easily create, move, resize, and configure tiles through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. The system automatically handles the complexity of tile management, including creating the visual representation of shared portions and managing the underlying data transmission. This self-service approach allows users to manage their own tiles without requiring complex configuration or administrator intervention, reducing the perceived complexity while maintaining selective sharing capabilities.
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AI summary
In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a plurality of tiles on a user's computer screen, each of the tiles comprising shared data, and receiving new shared data and processing the new shared data to update the shared data displayed on the user's computer screen. The shared data is collected at a centralized device and distributed by the centralized device to the user, the centralized device operable to organize and transmit the shared data contained in one or more of the tiles to a plurality of users. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.