Ephemeral Data Sharing Between Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for sharing data between electronic devices are cumbersome, often requiring file creation and storage, leading to redundant files and increased data storage and bandwidth usage, especially when dealing with ephemeral data like hyperlinks or phone numbers, and may not allow seamless task continuation across devices.
Innovation Solution
The system enables direct sharing of ephemeral data between devices without persisting it as a file, allowing users to select devices based on proximity and suitability for tasks, with features like automatic dialing of phone numbers and context menus for data sharing and manipulation, using client applications and protocols like VoIP, SMS, and web services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional file sharing methods are used to share data between devices, then data can be transferred between devices, but file creation and storage is required leading to redundant files and increased data storage and bandwidth usage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential data content from its traditional file container format. Instead of sharing complete files with metadata and formatting, the system extracts only the core data (hyperlinks, phone numbers, text content) and transmits it in a minimal format between applications on different devices, eliminating redundant file structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates lightweight copies of data content without creating traditional files. When data is shared between devices, it is copied in a streamlined format that contains only the essential information needed for the receiving application to function, rather than copying complete file structures with all associated metadata.
2Loss of information
If conventional file sharing methods are used to share data between devices, then data can be transferred between devices, but the process is cumbersome requiring file creation and storage
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables applications to automatically share data with each other without requiring manual file management operations from the user. When a user interacts with data in one application, the system automatically facilitates sharing with other applications on different devices through integrated communication protocols, making the process transparent and convenient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal data sharing mechanism that works across different application types and device platforms. The same streamlined data format and communication protocol can be used whether sharing hyperlinks, phone numbers, or text content between various applications, eliminating the need for application-specific file handling procedures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between devices to continue tasks, then they can use the most suitable device for each task, but switching may not be an option if the other device is not immediately accessible
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data preparation and transmission so that when a user wants to switch devices, the data is already available on the target device. Applications pre-load or pre-transmit necessary data to connected devices, so when the user initiates a device switch, the task can continue immediately without waiting for data transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mediator communication layer that maintains data synchronization between multiple devices. This intermediary system allows users to switch between devices seamlessly by maintaining a continuous data connection, so the target device already has the necessary data context when the user switches, eliminating delays.
4Loss of information
If conventional file sharing is used, then data can be shared between devices, but it creates redundant files that require cleanup on both devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the data storage and sharing functionality into a unified system. Instead of creating separate file copies on each device that need independent management, the patent combines data into a shared format that can be accessed and manipulated across devices without creating redundant file structures, simplifying file management.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and approaches arc provided to enable multiple user devices to share data between devices. In one scenario, a user may click on or touch a telephone hyperlink from a browser of a desktop computer to initiate a telephone call from the user's mobile phone. In another situation, a user may begin various computing tasks from a tablet in the evening, share data associated relating to her work with a business computer, and complete her tasks the next day in the office with little to no minimal disruption to her work flow. In effect, the user may “cut” or “copy” data from a first personal computing device and paste that “data” onto a second computing device.