Device and method for visual sharing of data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for local data sharing in collaborative settings are inefficient due to lack of speed, flexibility, and security, particularly when dealing with diverse file formats and real-time video streams, and often require high-bandwidth networks and expensive hardware, while also compromising data confidentiality.
Innovation Solution
A visual data sharing device utilizing a touch screen with network connection means that allows intuitive sharing of digital information in any format or size, including real-time video streams, while maintaining data confidentiality through user-controlled transmission and metadata support, enabling instant image capture and annotation, and facilitating simultaneous display and manipulation of data from multiple sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If video streams are shared via local network, then flexibility and data access control are improved, but bandwidth limitations and latency prevent real-time sharing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video stream into discrete image frames that are captured and transmitted individually. Each frame is processed and displayed independently, allowing parallel transmission of multiple frames without requiring continuous high-bandwidth video stream transmission. This segmentation enables real-time sharing by breaking down the continuous video flow into manageable, discrete units that can be handled more efficiently by the network.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple video streams are shared simultaneously, then collaboration is enhanced, but network bandwidth becomes the limiting factor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing multiple video streams into individual image frames that can be transmitted independently. This allows the system to handle multiple streams simultaneously by processing and transmitting frames in parallel, effectively multiplying the usable bandwidth without requiring proportional increases in network capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates image copies of video frames that can be transmitted and displayed independently. By converting video streams into image copies, the system enables multiple recipients to receive and view the same content simultaneously without each transmission requiring full video stream bandwidth, thus allowing more concurrent connections within available network resources.
3Reliability
If file copying is used for data sharing, then data confidentiality is compromised, but security is improved by controlling access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates image copies of data that can be shared without transferring the original files. This approach maintains data confidentiality because the shared images are visual representations rather than the actual data files, preventing unauthorized access to the source data while still enabling effective sharing and collaboration on the visual content.
4Productivity
If high-performance hardware is used for data sharing, then processing speed is improved, but cost and hardware requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts video and data into image copies that require minimal processing power to transmit and display. This approach significantly reduces hardware requirements compared to processing and transmitting full video streams or large data files, enabling effective data sharing on standard hardware without requiring high-performance computing resources.
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AI summary
The subject of the invention is an assembly with a device (10) for visual sharing of data comprising means for processing and means for storing data, a touch screen (12), and means of network connection authorizing a connection with one or more computers (14), so as to display on the sharing device (10) instantaneous images arising from the connected computers.