Web Document Mediator for Universal Media Object Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication technologies struggle to efficiently transmit media objects, such as images, audio, and video, to recipients who do not have the same application installed, limiting the reach of multimedia messaging.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that generates a web document hosting the media object and sends a reference to it via a carrier message like SMS or email, allowing recipients without the application to access and react to the media object through a browser, while using a routing server to manage the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If media objects are transmitted using application-specific messaging protocols, then communication reliability between application users is improved, but the ability to reach recipients without the application is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a web document as an intermediary that bridges application-specific communication and universal web access. The media object is embedded in a web document that can be accessed via standard web browsers, allowing recipients without the application to view and react to media objects through universal web protocols while maintaining application-specific communication channels for registered users
2Adaptability or versatility
If a web document with embedded media object is generated and shared via carrier messages, then recipient accessibility is improved, but the complexity of the transmission system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the universality of web documents and carrier message services (SMS, email) to create a multi-functional transmission system. The same web document structure can serve both application users and non-application users, while carrier messages provide a universal delivery mechanism that works across different platforms and devices without requiring specialized infrastructure
3Speed
If media objects are embedded directly in carrier messages, then transmission speed is improved, but message size limits and formatting constraints are violated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the media object from the carrier message by embedding it in a separately hosted web document. The carrier message only contains a reference (URL) to the web document, not the actual media object. This approach maintains carrier message size limits and formatting requirements while enabling fast transmission of the reference, with the media object loaded asynchronously from the web document
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AI summary
A method that comprises receiving at a network connected server from a first client terminal, a message comprising, an user application ID of a user selecting a media object using a user interface presented on a display of the first client terminal and the media object, generating a web document which presents a browser user interface and the media object when accessed by a browser, the web document having a network accessible storage address, sending the network accessible storage address from the network connected server to allow a browser installed in a second client terminal to use of the network accessible storage address to display the media object the browser user interface, identifying a usage of the browser user interface for inputting a reaction to the media object by a user of the second client terminal, and forwarding the reaction to the first client terminal using the sender user ID.