Virtual Room Door Controls for Automated Participant Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual conferencing systems lack the ability to manage participant entry into virtual rooms effectively, leading to unwanted entries that require manual intervention by administrators.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a virtual door system for rooms within a virtual conferencing system, allowing participants to configure doors as open, closed, or locked, with options for participants to request entry or be prohibited based on administrator settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual intervention is used to manage participant entry into virtual rooms, then administrative control is maintained, but administrative effort and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service entry management where the virtual door automatically controls participant entry based on predefined conditions. The door system autonomously accepts or denies entry requests without requiring manual administrative intervention, thereby reducing administrative effort while maintaining control.
Solution Approach 2:
Administrators pre-configure the virtual door with entry rules and conditions before participants attempt to enter. The door is set up in advance with specific parameters (open, closed, or locked state) and automatic response rules, enabling automated entry management without real-time administrative involvement.
2Reliability
If virtual doors are implemented with multiple states (open, closed, locked), then entry control precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The entry control function is segmented into three distinct door states (open, closed, locked), each handling specific entry scenarios. This segmentation allows precise control for different situations while keeping each individual state relatively simple in implementation.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual door is designed as a multi-functional component that can operate in three different states (open, closed, locked) to handle various entry control requirements. This universal design consolidates multiple control functions into a single system, managing complexity through unification rather than multiplication of separate systems.
3Loss of time
If automatic entry management is implemented, then administrative time is reduced, but computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements partial automation where only the essential entry control functions are automated (checking door state, comparing against entry rules). Not all aspects of participant management are automated, balancing computational resource usage with time savings by automating only the most time-consuming entry decision-making processes.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing a door for a room within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a room of a virtual space, the room being assigned a door for entry by an additional participant into the room; provide, for each of the plural participants, an interface for locking or closing the door assigned to the room; receive indication of user selection, by at least one of the plural participants via the interface, to close or lock the door assigned to the room; and provide, in response to a request by the additional participant to enter the room, a notification that the door assigned to the room is closed or locked.