Cloud Webpage Synchronization Across Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when trying to access favorite webpages across multiple terminals, as they need to re-find and re-open webpages manually, lacking seamless synchronization.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilizes a cloud server to synchronize webpage information between terminals by receiving an upload request from one terminal, storing and transmitting the webpage information to another terminal, allowing the second terminal to open the webpage directly based on the received information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user collects webpages in favorites on one terminal, then the webpage can be opened rapidly on that terminal, but the user cannot access the same webpage on another terminal without manual re-finding
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary between multiple terminals. The cloud server receives webpage information from one terminal (first terminal) and transmits it to another terminal (second terminal), enabling cross-terminal access without requiring the user to manually search for the webpage again. This intermediary system resolves the contradiction by maintaining local rapid access while adding cloud-based sharing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal favorite management system where webpage information collected on any terminal can be accessed on any other terminal through the cloud server. The system transforms the traditional terminal-specific favorite function into a multi-terminal universal function, allowing the same favorite webpage to be accessed across different devices using the same account.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system synchronizes webpage information across terminals, then cross-terminal accessibility is improved, but system complexity increases due to cloud server involvement
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server acts as a simple intermediary that performs basic receive and transmit operations. By keeping the cloud server's functionality simple and the communication protocol straightforward, the patent minimizes the complexity increase while achieving cross-terminal accessibility. The intermediary handles only the essential data transfer task without introducing complex processing or management mechanisms.
3Device complexity
If the user manually searches for webpages on a different terminal, then no additional system components are needed, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically synchronizing webpage information to the cloud server when the user adds a webpage to favorites on one terminal. This preliminary synchronization ensures that when the user accesses the same terminal from another device, the webpage information is already available, eliminating the need for manual searching and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the cloud server receives webpage information from the first terminal and automatically transmits it to the second terminal. This automated feedback loop eliminates the manual search process and time-consuming re-finding operation, as the system proactively provides the needed information across terminals.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an example, a cloud server receives an upload request transmitted by the first terminal, wherein the upload request comprises an account and webpage information of a webpage displayed on a first browser of the first terminal. The cloud server transmits the webpage information of the webpage to the second terminal according to the account, such that a second browser of the second terminal opens the webpage according to the webpage information.