Centralized CNC File Deletion With Automatic Backup Sync
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing file management systems for CNC machines and manufacturing robots lack efficient centralized control for synchronizing file operations across multiple devices, leading to increased user burden and storage inefficiencies due to the need for manual, device-by-device management and lack of automated backup and deletion processes.
Innovation Solution
A file management device connected to multiple CNC machines and robots via a communication network, enabling centralized input of commands for file transmission, deletion, and backup, with automated processes for creating backup files before deletion and simultaneous deletion across all devices, reducing user intervention and optimizing storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual device-by-device file management is used, then each device maintains file control independence, but user burden increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a file management device as an intermediary between users and multiple CNC devices. This mediator handles file operations centrally, allowing users to manage files across multiple devices through a single interface without needing to access each device individually, thereby reducing user burden while maintaining systematic control
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple file management operations into a unified system. The file management device aggregates file control functions for multiple CNC devices, enabling simultaneous file transmission, deletion, and backup operations across all connected devices through centralized commands, reducing the complexity of individual device management
2Reliability
If no automated backup process is implemented, then storage space is conserved, but data loss risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated backup functionality that creates backup files before deletion operations are executed. The file management device automatically stores backup copies of files intended for deletion, ensuring data can be recovered if needed, thereby reducing data loss risk while managing storage space through automated retention policies
3Productivity
If simultaneous file operations across multiple devices are not implemented, then device-by-device control is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal file management system that can simultaneously perform file operations across multiple CNC devices. The file management device provides multi-functional capabilities including file transmission, deletion, and backup operations that can be executed concurrently on all connected devices through centralized control, significantly reducing time consumption while managing synchronization through unified command processing
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AI summary
A file management device is a file management device that is connected to a plurality of manufacturing machines or a plurality of robots through a communication network and includes: an input unit to which a user inputs a file deletion command including a file name of files to be deleted; and a file deletion unit that causes the plurality of manufacturing machines or the plurality of robots to delete the files to be deleted with the same file name stored in the plurality of manufacturing machines or the plurality of robots in response to the file deletion command input through the input unit.