Cross-Device Application Interoperation via Shared Installation Directory
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Solution Overview
Problem
As the number of electronic devices operating on various operating systems increases, application developers face challenges in providing continuous services across devices, as applications are device-specific and require complex installation and data transfer processes, making it inconvenient for users to share functions across different devices.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method for performing application-related interoperation through communication protocols like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, allowing the reception, storage, and execution of application files from external devices, enabling the use of applications without separate installation and facilitating the sharing of functions across different platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If application developers develop applications specified to each electronic device, then service continuity across devices is improved, but application development complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal application installation mechanism where an application installed on one electronic device can be executed on another device through inter-device communication. The system uses a common application installation directory and shared executable paths across devices, allowing a single application to serve multiple devices without requiring separate development versions for each device type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary file system structure that mediates between different electronic devices. Application files are stored in a shared installation directory that can be accessed by multiple devices, and the system uses intermediary communication protocols to transfer application data between devices, eliminating the need for cloud-based mediation.
2Reliability
If users install applications separately on each electronic device, then application functionality is ensured, but user convenience and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a copying mechanism where application data from one electronic device can be copied to another device's installation directory. The system maintains application files in a shared location that can be accessed by multiple devices, allowing users to copy applications between devices without reinstallation. This preserves application functionality while eliminating the need for users to manually install applications on each device.
3Speed
If application files are stored locally on each device, then application execution speed is improved, but storage space requirements and data redundancy increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the application storage locations across multiple electronic devices into a unified installation directory. Instead of storing application files separately on each device, the system combines storage resources and allows devices to access applications from a shared location, reducing total storage requirements while maintaining execution speed through local caching mechanisms.
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AI summary
Provided are an electronic device that interoperates with an external electronic device in association with an application, and a method therefor. To this end, an application-related interoperation method by an electronic device may include: receiving a file associated with at least one function performed in an application of an external electronic device from the external electronic device; storing the received file in a platform; recording, in the platform, data associated with an application executed in the electronic device; and executing the data using the at least one function of the external electronic device.