Cloud Data Operation Automation via Intermediary Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face excessive operation load and potential omission of processing when executing multiple procedures for data operations in cloud services, such as adding electronic signatures or moving data, which can lead to inefficiencies and reduced usage of cloud services.

Innovation Solution

A control method where a first information processing device detects data operations in a cloud service, notifies a second device, determines necessary processing based on operation content, and instructs the first device to execute the processing, thereby automating tasks like adding electronic signatures or moving data without relying on user intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users execute multiple procedures manually for data operations in cloud services, then processing can be completed, but user operation load increases and processing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoiduser operation load
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects data operations and executes required processing without user intervention. The information processing device monitors cloud service operations, determines necessary processing autonomously, and executes tasks such as adding electronic signatures or moving data without requiring users to manually perform each step.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual user operations with an automated information processing system. The system uses detection mechanisms to identify data operations and automatically executes processing tasks, substituting the mechanical user action sequence with an automated computational process that monitors and responds to cloud service operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If users manually execute multiple procedures for data operations, then processing can be completed, but the risk of omitting processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing completenessVSAvoiduser operation procedures
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the information processing device continuously monitors cloud service operations, determines what processing is required based on detected operations, and executes the appropriate tasks. This closed-loop system ensures that processing is automatically triggered and completed based on actual data operations, preventing omissions that could occur in manual processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system autonomously ensures processing completeness by automatically detecting data operations and executing required processing without relying on user memory or attention. The information processing device independently manages the entire process from detection through execution, eliminating the risk of users overlooking necessary steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If automation is introduced to reduce user operations, then processing efficiency improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an information processing device as an intermediary between cloud services and users. This mediator automatically detects data operations, determines required processing, and executes tasks, thereby reducing user operations while centralizing system complexity in a dedicated component designed for this specific function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20230185616A1Control method, storage medium, and information processing device
Publication Date: 2023.06.15 FUJITSU LTD
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AI summary

A control method for a computer to execute a process includes detecting, by a first information processing device, a first data operation for a cloud service executed by an information processing system; notifying, by the first information processing device, a second information processing device of content of the first data operation; determining, by the second information processing device, to execute first processing on data that is a target of the first data operation based on the notified content of the first data operation; instructing, by the second information processing device, the first information processing device to execute the first processing; and executing, by the first information processing device, the first processing on the data when instructed to execute the first processing on the data.