Cross-App File Sharing Overlay for Repetitive Selection Bottlenecks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing file sharing methods require repetitive processes for selecting, sharing portal selection, and sharing object selection, leading to low efficiency when sharing files in different manners.
Innovation Solution
A file sharing method that utilizes a 'target component' displayed on the upper layer of application interfaces, allowing file identifiers to be added or deleted, and enables sharing operations such as drag-and-drop to facilitate efficient sharing across multiple applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a user follows the traditional file sharing process (selecting file, calling sharing popup window, selecting sharing manner), then the file can be shared successfully, but the sharing process becomes repetitive and time-consuming when sharing files in multiple manners
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-displaying a sharing pop-up window with multiple sharing portals before the user actually performs sharing operations. The sharing component is activated and prepared in advance, allowing users to quickly select different sharing manners without repeatedly calling up the sharing interface. This resolves the technical contradiction by reducing the time for repetitive selection processes while maintaining high file sharing efficiency through the pre-prepared sharing portals.
2Ease of operation
If the sharing pop-up window is called out for each sharing operation, then the sharing process is complete and accurate, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuity of useful action by keeping the sharing component activated and the sharing pop-up window displayed continuously across multiple sharing operations. Instead of closing and reopening the sharing interface for each file or sharing manner, the system maintains the sharing portal in a ready state, allowing users to perform multiple sharing actions without interruption. This resolves the contradiction by simplifying the operation process while reducing the time lost to repeated sharing operations through continuous display of the sharing interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A file sharing method includes: displaying a second application interface; in response to a selection operation performed on a target file in the second application interface, temporarily displaying a target component on an upper layer of the second application interface; wherein, the target component displays file identifiers of to-be-shared files; receiving an addition operation performed on the target file in the second application interface; in response to the addition operation, the target component staying and being displayed at an upper layer on any application interface; in response to an interface switching operation, switching from displaying the second application interface to displaying the first application interface and displaying the target component on an upper layer of the first application interface; receiving a sharing operation performed on a target file identifier in the target component; and in response to the sharing operation, sharing the target file into the first application interface.