Distributed Data Search Across Multiple Connected Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies require manual connection setup between devices for data search, limiting simultaneous search across multiple devices and affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
A distributed data search method that allows a first device to simultaneously search and display results from multiple connected devices without prior connection, providing options for reconnection and displaying reasons for failed searches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual connection setup is required between devices for data search, then connection reliability is improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically establishing connections between devices before the user initiates a search operation. The first device proactively discovers and connects to second and third devices, so that when the user enters a search keyword, the connection infrastructure is already in place and search results can be immediately retrieved and displayed from all connected devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by enabling the first device to automatically manage connections with other devices without requiring user intervention. The device autonomously discovers available devices, establishes connections, and maintains connection status, freeing the user from manual connection setup tasks while ensuring reliable connections for data search operations.
2Stability of the object's composition
If manual connection setup is required between devices, then connection stability is improved, but search efficiency and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary connection establishment between the first device and other devices before the search operation begins. By pre-discovering and pre-connecting to available devices, the system ensures that when a search is initiated, all connection pathways are already established and stable, enabling immediate parallel data retrieval from multiple devices without sequential connection setup delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple connection operations into a single automated process. Instead of requiring separate manual connections to each device, the first device simultaneously discovers and connects to multiple devices (second device, third device, etc.) in one unified operation, thereby maintaining connection stability while dramatically improving search efficiency by enabling parallel data retrieval from all connected devices.
3Ease of operation
If simultaneous search across multiple devices is enabled without prior connection, then user experience and ease of operation are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary automated connection management mechanism that mediates between the simple user search operation and the complex multi-device search execution. When the user enters a search keyword, the intermediary layer automatically handles device discovery, connection establishment, coordinate the search across multiple devices, and aggregate results, shielding the user from system complexity while enabling simultaneous multi-device search.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated connection management that handles the complexity of multi-device coordination internally. The first device autonomously discovers available devices, establishes connections, manages connection states, and coordinates the search operation across all connected devices without user intervention. This self-service approach maintains simple user interaction while the system internally manages the necessary complexity for simultaneous multi-device searching.
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AI summary
This application provides a distributed data search method and an electronic device, and relates to the field of terminal technologies. The method includes: A first device displays a first interface, where the first interface includes a search box, a device name of a second device, and a device name of a third device; and in response to a search operation of entering a keyword in the search box, displays a second interface, where the second interface includes a search result of the first device, a search result of the second device, and a search result of the third device.


