Electronic Device Automatic Information Sharing Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience when sharing information stored on an electronic device with others, as they need to manually select information, execute transmission applications, and input recipient details multiple times through a user interface.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device equipped with a communication module, processor, and memory that allows users to easily transmit information to another party by determining if the information is related to a communication service and automatically sharing it through the communication module if included on the screen for a second application.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual selection and input methods are used for sharing information, then information can be transmitted accurately, but user convenience deteriorates due to multiple repeated operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidtime for multiple operations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-fetches and stores information from the other party's electronic device before the user actually needs to share information. When a user initiates a communication service, the required information (such as schedule, location, or contact details) is already available in the first electronic device, eliminating the need for manual selection and input during the sharing moment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically detects and transmits information without requiring user intervention. The first electronic device autonomously identifies the other party's information, determines what needs to be shared based on the communication context, and executes the transmission through the communication module without the user performing manual selection or input operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If automatic information sharing is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but system complexity increases due to cross-device communication requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of information transmissionVSAvoidcommunication system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The communication module is designed to perform multiple functions: it not only handles traditional communication tasks but also automatically manages information sharing across devices. The system can operate with different types of information (schedule, location, contact details) and different communication services (calls, messages, video) through a unified automatic sharing mechanism, reducing the need for separate manual processes for each scenario.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If multiple user inputs are required for information sharing, then information accuracy is maintained, but productivity deteriorates due to repeated operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation sharing efficiencyVSAvoidtime for repeated inputs
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system skips the traditional multi-step manual information sharing process by directly transmitting the required information from the first electronic device to the other party. Instead of requiring users to manually select information, open transmission applications, and input recipient details, the system rushes through these steps automatically using the pre-fetched information and communication module, significantly improving sharing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

Data Source

PatentUS11113024B2Electronic device and method for sharing information thereof
Publication Date: 2021.09.07 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a display; a communication module comprising communication circuitry; a processor; and a memory configured to store information on an application executed by the processor and information on a screen output through the display, wherein the processor is configured to receive an input for execution of a first application related to provision of a communication service, to determine information related to an other party of the communication service based on the received input, to determine whether the information related to the other party is included on a screen for a second application output through the display if the input is received, and to transmit the information related to the other party included on the screen for the second application to the other party through the communication module, if the information related to the other party is included on the screen for the second application.