Document Processor Segmentation for Mobile Editing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Mobile devices face challenges in reading and editing documents due to limited screen size and storage constraints, especially when dealing with large documents containing graphs, images, and multimedia content.

Innovation Solution

A document is divided into sections, with formatting removed, and a condensed version with links is transmitted to a mobile device, allowing users to download and modify sections, which can then be re-aggregated with unmodified sections to form a revised document.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a large document with graphs, images, and multimedia is downloaded to a mobile device, then the user can access and edit the complete document, but the download time increases and storage limitations are exceeded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument access capabilityVSAvoiddownload time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The document is divided into multiple sections, each containing a subset of the content (text, images, graphs). The mobile device downloads and stores only these segmented sections rather than the complete document, significantly reducing download time and storage requirements while maintaining the ability to access and edit document content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If a large document with graphs, images, and multimedia is downloaded to a mobile device, then the user can access and edit the complete document, but the device storage limitations are exceeded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument access capabilityVSAvoidstorage space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If the complete document is transmitted to a mobile device, then the user can edit any part of the document, but the device's limited screen size makes reading and editing difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument editing capabilityVSAvoidscreen size

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The document is divided into multiple sections that can be independently displayed on the mobile device screen. Each section fits within the limited screen area, making reading and editing easier. Users can navigate between sections and edit content without being overwhelmed by the entire document at once.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Specific sections of the document are extracted and displayed individually on the mobile device screen rather than showing the complete document. This allows the limited screen area to display content in a more manageable and editable format, improving ease of operation despite the small screen size.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Stability of the object's composition

If formatting is preserved in the document, then the document maintains its original appearance, but the file size increases making it harder to download and store

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocument formattingVSAvoidfile size

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS7793216B2Document processor and re-aggregator

Publication Date: 2010.09.07 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

AI summary

A method and system for implementing a document processor and re-aggregator is described herein. A document is divided into one or more sections and formatting is removed. A condensed document is generated that includes one or more links to the one or more sections. The condensed document is transmitted to a mobile device to be displayed for a user. The user may choose to download one or more of the sections by selecting one or more of the links. Once downloaded, a section may be modified by the user. The one or more modified sections may be transmitted from the mobile device. The one or more modified sections may then be re-aggregated with the unmodified sections to form a revised document.