File Tracking Identification System for Usage Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users who register files for sharing on social networks may not receive accurate or relevant information about the usage of those files by other users, limiting their ability to obtain appropriate feedback.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that issues unique identification information to users when a file is accessed, allowing recording and sharing of usage information, enabling feedback posting and tracking through a network-connected system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a file is registered for sharing on social networks, then the file can be accessed by multiple users, but the registering user cannot obtain accurate information about file usage
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where usage information is automatically collected from using users and transmitted back to the registering user. This includes recording what the using user did with the file (viewed, downloaded, shared) and sending this feedback information through the server to the registering user, enabling them to obtain accurate usage information without compromising file sharing functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the registering user and using users. It receives file requests from using users, tracks their actions, and manages the transmission of usage information back to the registering user. This intermediary role enables accurate tracking of file usage while maintaining the sharing capability
2Measurement precision
If usage information is recorded for each file access, then accurate feedback can be provided to registering users, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs multiple functions: it stores files, receives requests from using users, tracks usage actions, and transmits feedback information to registering users. By making the server multi-functional, the system avoids adding separate specialized components for each function, thereby managing complexity while achieving precise usage tracking
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically records usage information without requiring manual intervention from either the registering user or using users. The server autonomously tracks actions such as viewing, downloading, and sharing files, and automatically transmits this information back to the registering user, reducing operational complexity
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: when performing control of outputting a file from a storage unit in accordance with a request from a using user, issue second identification information to the using user, the file having been stored by a registering user in the storage unit, the file being associated with first identification information for identifying the file, the second identification information to be used for recording information related to use of the file; and upon receipt of the second identification information from the using user, perform control of recording the information related to the use of the file.