Dynamic Data Area Association for Cross-Application Content Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current intelligent devices face challenges in cross-application data transmission, requiring frequent application switching and copy-paste operations due to restricted application environments and small screen sizes, leading to inconvenient and inflexible multi-task processing.
Innovation Solution
A content determining method and apparatus that dynamically associates source and destination data areas, allowing for automatic content updates between applications without manual intervention, by establishing a dynamic association relationship between data areas in intelligent devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If frequent application switching and copy-paste operations are performed for data transmission between applications, then data barrier between applications is overcome, but user convenience and operation efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic data transmission between applications without requiring manual user intervention for copy-paste operations. The data area association mechanism automatically detects and transmits data between source and destination data areas, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring users to manually bridge application data barriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a data area association mechanism as an intermediary layer between applications. This intermediary establishes associations between source data areas in one application and destination data areas in another application, enabling automatic data transmission without direct manual intervention, thus resolving the contradiction between data transmission capability and user convenience.
2Reliability
If manual copy-paste operations are used for cross-application data transmission, then data can be shared between applications, but operation time and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes data area associations in advance between applications, preparing the transmission pathway before data needs to be shared. When data transmission is required, the pre-established association enables immediate automatic transmission without requiring users to manually locate, copy, and paste data, significantly reducing operation time while maintaining data sharing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The data area association mechanism enables continuous and automatic data transmission between applications without interruption for manual operations. Once an association is established, data can flow continuously between source and destination data areas, eliminating the discontinuous nature of manual copy-paste operations and reducing overall operation time.
3Reliability
If a closed application environment is maintained for security and stability, then application reliability is improved, but cross-application data transmission capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data transmission function from the application environment. By creating a separate data area association mechanism that operates independently of individual application environments, the system enables cross-application data transmission without compromising the closed and secure nature of individual application environments, thus maintaining both reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The data area association mechanism serves as a universal interface that works across different applications while respecting their individual closed environments. This universal mechanism can establish associations between any source data area and destination data area, providing multi-functional data transmission capability without requiring changes to individual application environments, thereby maintaining both stability and cross-application versatility.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a content determining method by an intelligent device, the method comprising: determining a source data area, wherein the source data area is located in a first application; determining a destination data area, wherein the destination data area is located in a second application; filtering content in the source data area based on user's personal information; and determining content in the destination data area for the second application according to the filtered content in the source data area, wherein determining the source data area comprises: determining a selected content based on a selection made by a user on an interface of the intelligent device, generating a pop-up clipboard menu based on a touch operation performed by the user, wherein the pop-up clipboard menu comprises a source data area configuration icon to determine the source data area.