Electronic File Delivery System Using Personalized Storage Accounts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic communication networks face inefficiencies in handling large files, leading to increased network bandwidth consumption and cluttered email inboxes, as they often require bulky files to be sent directly through email servers, which slows down message delivery and storage.
Innovation Solution
An electronic file delivery system that uploads large files to the recipient's personalized file storage account, allowing only a notification to be sent through the email server, thereby reducing bandwidth usage and freeing up inbox space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If large files are sent directly through email servers, then file delivery is achieved, but network bandwidth consumption increases and inbox clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the large file from the email transmission process and stores it separately in a file storage service. Only a small notification message containing a link to the file is sent through the email server, while the actual file is delivered separately to the recipient's storage account. This separation resolves the contradiction by maintaining file delivery while dramatically reducing network bandwidth consumption during email transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a file storage service as an intermediary between the sender and recipient. This intermediary service receives the large file from the sender, stores it securely, and provides access to the recipient through a notification link. The intermediary handles the bulk file transfer independently of the email system, reducing the burden on network bandwidth and email servers.
2Quantity of substance
If large files are sent directly through email servers, then file delivery is achieved, but inbox storage space is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the large file from the email inbox system and stores it in a dedicated file storage service. The email inbox only contains a small notification message with a link to the file, rather than the full file itself. This extraction resolves the contradiction by maintaining file accessibility while preserving inbox storage space for actual email messages.
3Quantity of substance
If large files are sent through email servers, then file delivery is achieved, but message delivery speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the file delivery process into two independent parts: (1) sending a small notification message through the email server, and (2) separately transferring the large file to the recipient's storage account. The notification message is delivered quickly through the email system, while the large file transfer occurs independently in the background, resolving the contradiction by not letting file size bottleneck the message delivery speed.
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AI summary
An electronic file delivery system reduces the bandwidth an electronic mail server must dedicate to large files and decreases the storage space required for attachments in an electronic mail inbox. The system uploads the large file to the recipient's personalized storage account. The recipient receives an electronic notification of the file in their storage account. The recipient may access the file without additional burden on the electronic mail server resources.