File Transfer Verification with Recipient Marking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often mistakenly send files to the wrong recipients during real-time communication, leading to privacy violations and potential economic or legal consequences, as existing technologies lack effective verification mechanisms to ensure accurate file transfers.
Innovation Solution
A file transfer verification program that detects file transfer requests, extracts recipient information, marks files with graphical indicators to differentiate between single and multiple recipients, and generates a summary report for user confirmation before transferring files, ensuring accurate recipient selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a file transfer verification program is implemented to detect and confirm recipient information, then the accuracy of file transfers is improved, but the complexity of the transfer process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification by detecting the recipient identifier before the actual file transfer occurs. It extracts recipient information, marks the file with visual indicators, and secures user confirmation through multiple prompts, ensuring the correct recipient is identified before the transfer action is executed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses visual marking with color-coded indicators to display recipient information on the file interface. Different colors or visual patterns indicate different recipient states (e.g., verified vs. unverified, single vs. multiple recipients), providing intuitive feedback to users without requiring complex text-based verification.
2Reliability
If multiple confirmation prompts and visual markings are displayed to verify recipient information, then the reliability of file transfers is improved, but the time required for file transfer increases
Solution Approach 1:
The verification process, including recipient detection, information extraction, and visual marking, is performed preliminarily before the actual file transfer. This ensures that when the transfer is confirmed, it executes quickly without delays during the transfer itself, as all verification steps are completed in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-verification through visual markings and automatic recipient detection, reducing the need for manual verification steps. Users can quickly confirm the displayed recipient information without extensive manual checking, streamlining the confirmation process while maintaining reliability.
3Ease of operation
If recipient information is extracted and marked on the file interface, then the ease of operation is improved by preventing accidental transfers, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays recipient information through visual markings and color-coded indicators on the file interface. This provides intuitive, easy-to-understand feedback to users about who will receive the file, making the operation simple and clear without requiring users to understand complex system processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate visual feedback by marking the file with recipient information before transfer. Users can see exactly who will receive the file through the visual indicators, allowing them to make informed decisions about whether to proceed with the transfer, thereby simplifying the user decision-making process.
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AI summary
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for file transfer verification is provided. The present invention may include detecting a request to transmit a file from a user device to a target recipient. The present invention may also include extracting a recipient information associated with the target recipient. The present invention may further include marking the file on the user device to indicate the recipient information. The present invention may also include receiving a confirmation from the user device to transmit the file to the target recipient. The present invention may further include transmitting the file from the user device to the target recipient.