Hot Folder Job Data Segregation and Status Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional job management systems face issues with secure processing of job data and clear indication of processing states, as users can inadvertently delete or modify data within hot folders, leading to system failures and unauthorized access to other users' data.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that moves job data from a first folder to a second folder upon execution instruction, storing status files in the first folder to indicate processing progress and outcome, preventing data modification and ensuring secure processing and clear status indication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users can access and modify job data within hot folders, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential data deletion or modification during processing
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the hot folder into two distinct areas: a job receiving folder where users can deposit job data, and a job processing folder where actual processing occurs. This segmentation prevents users from accessing or modifying data during processing while maintaining ease of operation for data submission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an instruction file as an intermediary mechanism. Users place instruction files in the job receiving folder to trigger processing, rather than directly accessing or modifying job data. This intermediary approach maintains user control while preventing harmful direct access to processing data.
2Device complexity
If a single hot folder is used for all users, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability deteriorates due to unauthorized access to other users' data
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements user-specific sub-folders within the shared hot folder structure. Each user has a designated receiving folder with specific access permissions, allowing differentiated security levels within a unified folder system. This maintains simplicity while ensuring user data security.
3Productivity
If job data is processed in place within the hot folder, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential obstacles from user interference
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by moving job data from the receiving folder to the processing folder before actual processing begins. This preliminary separation ensures that processing can proceed without interruption from user operations, maintaining both productivity and reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
When an execution instruction file including a description of an instruction to execute processing is input into a first folder, job data to be subjected to processing that is stored in the first folder is moved to a second folder different from the first folder. After the movement, a file including a description indicating that execution of the processing is underway is stored in the first folder. The processing is executed with respect to the job data to be subjected to the processing that was moved to the second folder, and when the processing ends, a file including a description of an end of the processing is stored in the first folder in place of the file including a description indicating that execution of the processing is underway.