Image Management Grace Period for Data Safety

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users are hesitant to use automatic image deletion due to concerns that transferred image data may be mistakenly deleted or that the transfer process could fail, which could disrupt the backup role of the data.

Innovation Solution

An image management apparatus that sets a grace period for image deletion after transferring images from one storage area to another, allowing users to select when images are deleted, thereby alleviating concerns about data loss and enabling flexible data management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If automatic image deletion is implemented, then storage capacity is improved, but data safety deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capacityVSAvoiddata safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by transferring images to a backup storage area before deleting them from the original storage area. This backup mechanism ensures that images are not permanently lost, thereby maintaining data safety while still achieving storage capacity improvement through the deletion of transferred images.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention implements beforehand cushioning by creating a backup copy of images in a separate storage area before executing the deletion operation. This cushioning mechanism protects against accidental deletion or transfer failures, ensuring data safety is maintained while enabling storage capacity optimization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Quantity of substance

If immediate deletion is performed, then storage capacity is improved, but operational flexibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capacityVSAvoidoperational flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamics by allowing users to configure the deletion timing through grace period settings. Users can dynamically adjust when images are deleted after transfer (e.g., immediately, after a specified period, or never), thereby maintaining operational flexibility while still achieving storage capacity improvement through automated deletion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies parameter changes by introducing configurable grace period parameters that allow users to control the timing of deletion operations. Users can modify deletion parameters (immediate, delayed, or permanent) based on their specific needs, maintaining operational flexibility while enabling storage optimization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4485915A1Image management apparatus, image management method, and recording medium for handling image deletion after its transfer into another storage

Publication Date: 2025.01.01 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD

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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: set a grace period for image deletion in response to transferring one or more images from a first storage area to a second storage area different from the first storage area, according to a user's instruction; and give an instruction to delete, from the first storage area, an image corresponding to the transferred image, in response to a lapse of the grace period starting from the transfer.