Cloud Storage File Management via Event Detection and Rule Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cloud-based storage systems face inefficiencies due to multiple copies of data being stored across different services, leading to wastage of storage space and resources, and users experience difficulties in accessing and searching for relevant data across these systems.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method and system that detects data file events, analyzes and maps elements with stored rules to select the appropriate cloud-based storage for uploading, and provides user-preferred storage and searching functionality, optimizing data management and retrieval based on user preferences and predicted usage patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If users create accounts with multiple cloud-based storage services to access more storage space, then storage capacity increases, but storage efficiency deteriorates due to multiple copies of the same content being stored across different systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple cloud storage accounts into a unified interface, allowing users to manage and store files across multiple cloud services through a single application. The system automatically analyzes files and selects appropriate cloud storage destinations, eliminating the need for users to manually manage multiple accounts and preventing duplicate storage of the same content across different cloud services.
2Ease of operation
If users manually access and search for content across multiple cloud storage accounts, then data accessibility improves, but user convenience deteriorates due to the time and effort required for manual searching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by automatically analyzing files at the time of upload and extracting relevant elements such as text content, metadata, and file properties. This pre-processing enables the search function to quickly retrieve relevant files without requiring users to manually search through multiple cloud storage accounts, thereby saving time and improving user convenience.
3Productivity
If cloud-based storage systems are used primarily as backup storage when device storage is low, then device storage management improves, but overall resource utilization deteriorates due to wastage of both device and cloud storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic storage management by allowing users to configure flexible storage policies that determine when and where files should be stored. The system can automatically move files between device storage and cloud storage based on current storage conditions, file access patterns, and user-defined rules. This dynamic approach optimizes both device and cloud resource utilization, preventing wastage of storage space while improving overall productivity.
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AI summary
A method of storing or searching data files on a plurality of cloud-based storage systems includes detecting an event on the electronic device indicative of storing at least one data file on a cloud-based storage, analyzing the at least one data file in response to detecting the event to extract a plurality of elements, mapping the plurality of elements to one or more rules stored in a memory of the electronic device, selecting at least one cloud-based storage for storing the at least one data file, and storing information corresponding to the at least one data file in the memory upon storing the at least one data file onto the selected at least one cloud-based storage for searching the at least one data file.