File Sharing via Server Intermediary for Large Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face challenges in transferring large files due to size limitations, often requiring file resizing or resolution reduction, which can result in failed transfers or compromised file quality.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method that allows large files to be uploaded to a server without resizing, generating a file access path which can be shared with other devices, enabling seamless download of the original file from the server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If file transfer is performed using conventional methods, then transfer speed is improved, but file size limitations cause transfer failures for large files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary to facilitate file transfer. Instead of direct peer-to-peer transfer which fails for large files, the transmitting device uploads files to a server which then distributes them to receiving devices. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by enabling reliable large file transfer while maintaining efficiency through optimized upload/download operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a direct two-point transfer model (transmitting device to receiving device) to a multi-dimensional model involving a server infrastructure. This dimensional change allows the system to handle large files by distributing the transfer process across multiple stages: upload to server, server storage, and download to recipient, thereby overcoming size limitations while maintaining transfer efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If file size is reduced to enable transfer, then transferability is improved, but file quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a server-based copying mechanism where the original high-quality file is uploaded and stored on the server. Multiple receiving devices can then download identical copies of the original file without any quality loss. This eliminates the need to resize or compress files for transfer, as the server acts as a master copy repository that preserves file integrity while enabling widespread distribution.
3Manufacturing precision
If original file quality is maintained, then file quality is improved, but transfer complexity increases due to size limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the file storage and distribution function from the individual devices and places it on a dedicated server infrastructure. This separation allows transmitting devices to simply upload files without managing complex distribution logic, and receiving devices to simply download files without dealing with size constraints. The server handles the complexity of large file management, thereby maintaining file quality while reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus include a memory, a communication unit comprising communication circuitry, and a processor functionally coupled with the memory and/or the communication unit. The processor is configured to receive a transmit request of a file stored in the memory, to determine whether the requested file exceeds a reference size, to send the requested file to a server through the communication unit using a module configured with a file transfer function if the requested file exceeds the reference size, to receiver from the server a file access path relating to the transmitted file, and to share the received file access path with another electronic device.