File Management Interface for Android Storage Path Simplification
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the Android system, the complex and obscure file storage paths used by terminal devices for received files from third-party apps make it difficult for users to find and manage files, resulting in a poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A file management method that includes displaying a user interface for received files, allowing users to download and store files in a customizable 'My Folder' with custom permissions, and providing a share window for easy file sharing, eliminating the need to navigate complex default paths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If files are stored in default system folders with complex paths, then file storage is automatic and simple for the system, but users cannot easily find and manage their files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a file management application as an intermediary between the user and the complex file system. This application provides a simplified interface that hides the underlying complex storage paths while enabling users to easily search, locate, and manage files across different system folders. The file management app acts as a mediator that translates user-friendly operations into system-level file access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy or representation of the file system structure through the file management application. Instead of requiring users to navigate the actual complex system paths, the application presents a simplified, user-friendly view of file locations and structures. This virtual representation allows users to interact with files as if they were in simple, organized locations without exposing the true complexity of the storage hierarchy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different APPs use different save paths for received files, then each APP can store files independently, but users must know multiple complex paths to find files from different sources
Solution Approach 1:
The file management application serves as a universal tool that can access and manage files from multiple different sources and storage locations simultaneously. It provides a unified interface that works across different APPs and file types, allowing users to search for and manage files from chat apps, email clients, browsers, and other applications through a single system. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for users to learn separate path structures for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges access to multiple scattered file storage locations into a single unified interface through the file management application. Instead of requiring users to navigate separate complex paths for each APP's saved files, the application combines access to all these locations into one centralized system where files from different sources can be searched and managed together using consistent methods.
3Reliability
If users manually navigate through complex default paths to find files, then files remain in their original storage locations, but users experience poor usability and difficulty in file retrieval
Solution Approach 1:
The file management application serves as an intermediary layer between users and the file system, providing improved usability without altering the actual file storage locations. It enables users to easily search for, navigate to, and manage files while the files themselves remain intact in their original system folders. The application mediates the interaction by handling the complexity of path navigation behind the scenes while presenting a simple interface to users.
Data Source
AI summary
This application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and provides a file management method, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a first interface, where the first interface includes a received first file; receiving a first operation performed by a user on the first file; displaying a second interface when downloading of the first file is completed, where the second interface includes a preview interface of the first file and a first banner notification, and the first banner notification includes a first control; storing the first file in a directory of a destination folder in response to a second operation performed by the user on the first control; displaying a third interface, where the third interface is an interface of a file management application; and displaying the first file in response to a third operation performed by the user on the destination folder.