File Transfer Arrangement Control via Layout Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing file transmission methods, such as email attachments and MMS, lack design control for the arrangement of objects, limiting the sender's ability to influence how files are presented to the recipient, resulting in a lack of creative expression and engagement in file sharing.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows objects to be freely arranged on a display device in terms of position, orientation, and size, enabling partial overlap and rotation, with the arrangement data transmitted alongside the files, allowing the recipient to interact with the arranged objects and adapt their display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If objects are sent as attachments to a message, then the file transmission function is achieved, but the sender has little or no opportunity to influence the design and arrangement of the objects
Solution Approach 1:
The sender arranges multiple objects in a desired graphical layout before transmission. This preliminary arrangement action allows the sender to pre-design the visual presentation of objects, including their positions, overlaps, and orientations, which are then preserved when transmitted to the recipient.
Solution Approach 2:
The arrangement data representing the graphical layout of objects is copied and transmitted along with the objects themselves. This copying mechanism enables the recipient's device to reproduce the exact arrangement created by the sender, preserving the design intent without requiring complex real-time control mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If only the order of attachments is controlled, then the transmission process remains simple, but the design options for object arrangement are severely limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from one-dimensional linear arrangement (order of attachments) to two-dimensional graphical arrangement (positions and overlaps on screen). Objects can be placed at different coordinates, rotated, and overlapped, creating diverse visual layouts while maintaining intuitive drag-and-drop operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The arrangement system allows dynamic adjustment of object properties during the arrangement phase. Objects can be freely moved, rotated, and resized before finalization, enabling creative expression while the system handles the complexity of storing and transmitting these dynamic arrangement parameters.
3Adaptability or versatility
If objects are arranged to partially overlap and rotate, then creative expression and engagement are increased, but the data structure for transmission becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The arrangement data is segmented into individual parameters for each object, including position coordinates, rotation angle, and overlap relationships. This segmentation allows the complex arrangement information to be structured in a manageable format that can be efficiently stored and transmitted without loss of detail.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for data transfer of at least one object (3, 4, 5a, 5b) formed by at least one file via a wireless and/or wired transmission route from a transmitter (1) having a graphic display device (6) to at least one receiver (2) having a graphic display device (6), wherein the method comprises the following process steps: - the at least one object (3, 4, 5a, 5b) to be transferred, or a symbol for each object (3, 4, 5a, 5b) to be transferred, is disposed freely selectably with regard to at least one graphic property in an object area (8) of the display device (6) of the transmitter (1), - the data transfer procedure (7) at the at least one receiver (2) is performed such that information about the arrangement (9) in the object area (8) is transmitted in addition to the at least one object (3, 4, 5a, 5b), - the at least one object (3, 4, 5a, 5b) or the symbol for each object (3, 4, 5a, 5b) is displayed in an object area (8) on the display device (6) of the receiver (2) in the arrangement (9) made prior to the data transfer (7) on the transmitting device (1).