File Management Interface with Status Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing workflow systems make it difficult for users to easily check the status of files without using a dedicated workflow system, as file status information is not readily accessible through file names.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that displays a list of files with an operation button, allowing users to rename files by adding additional information as a character string to the file name, enabling easy status tracking without relying on dedicated workflow systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a dedicated workflow system is used to manage files, then file status can be tracked, but the system complexity increases and users cannot easily check status through file names
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the file status tracking function from a dedicated workflow system and integrates it directly into the file management interface. By adding status information directly to file names or metadata, the system eliminates the need for separate workflow management tools while maintaining reliable status tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The file management system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: it manages files, tracks their status, and displays status information directly in the file name. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for a dedicated workflow system while maintaining ease of use.
2Ease of operation
If file status information is integrated into file names, then users can easily check status, but the file naming convention becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by adding status information only to specific portions of the file name or metadata, rather than restructuring the entire naming convention. This allows users to easily identify file status through targeted modifications while maintaining the overall simplicity of the file naming system.
3Reliability
If a dedicated workflow system is used, then files can be checked and approved, but users must rely on the workflow system interface rather than direct file operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the workflow approval process with standard file operations. By integrating status tracking and approval functions directly into the file management interface, users can check and approve files through familiar file operations rather than switching to a dedicated workflow system interface.
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AI summary
A controller of an information processing device displays, on a display, a display screen having a first display region that displays a list of files, and a second display region that displays an operation button; selects one or more files from among the displayed list of files; and in response to selection of the operation button after a file is selected, renames the file in accordance with additional information associated with the operation button.