List Display Generator with Type-Based Identifier for File Distinction
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Solution Overview
Problem
In image processing systems, users face difficulties in identifying folders and files with the same name but different types, especially when using cloud services, as operating systems and cloud services manage file attributes differently, leading to potential selection errors due to lack of standardized naming conventions.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that acquires display objects (folders or files) with names and types, using a display name decider to determine if the name is based on the type, and adding an identifier to the name if necessary, to differentiate between similar-named objects based on predetermined rules, ensuring users can easily identify the type of each object in a list display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cloud services manage file attributes differently from operating systems, then cloud service functionality is improved, but file identification accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the cloud service and the user interface. The image processing apparatus acts as a mediator that receives file information from the cloud service, processes and standardizes the attribute information, and then presents it to the user. This intermediary layer resolves the contradiction by maintaining cloud service compatibility while ensuring accurate and consistent file identification through standardized attribute processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter representation by transforming cloud service-specific attribute formats into a standardized set of attributes. The system modifies how file information is represented and structured, converting diverse cloud service attribute formats into a unified parameter set that ensures consistent and accurate file identification across different cloud services.
2Adaptability or versatility
If interface software is installed on cloud server side, then image processing apparatus connectivity is improved, but system redundancy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the image processing apparatus to autonomously handle interface processing without requiring installation of manufacturer-specific interface software on the cloud server. The apparatus independently manages communication and data exchange with cloud services, eliminating the need for redundant interface software installations on the server side while maintaining connectivity functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing apparatus serves as an intermediary that handles all interface processing between the user and cloud services. This mediator approach consolidates interface functionality in the apparatus rather than distributing it across multiple server installations, thereby reducing redundancy while maintaining adaptability to different cloud services.
3Measurement precision
If standardized attribute management is implemented, then file identification accuracy is improved, but cloud service compatibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms cloud service-specific attribute parameters into a standardized parameter set while maintaining compatibility. The system changes the representation of file attributes, converting diverse cloud service formats into standardized attributes that ensure accurate identification, thus achieving both compatibility and standardization simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing apparatus acts as an intermediary that translates between cloud service-specific attribute formats and standardized attributes. This mediator layer preserves cloud service compatibility by accepting diverse input formats while delivering standardized, accurate file identification to the user interface, resolving the contradiction between compatibility and standardization.
4Adaptability or versatility
If filenames without extensions are used, then cloud service functionality is improved, but file distinction capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing step that adds distinguishing information to filenames before display to the user. The image processing apparatus acts as a mediator between the cloud service (which uses filenames without extensions) and the user interface, adding type identifiers or other distinguishing attributes to make files easily distinguishable while maintaining cloud service compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual differentiation (analogous to color changes) by adding type indicators, icons, or visual markers to filenames in the display interface. This allows files with the same name to be visually distinguished based on their type, improving file distinction capability without changing the actual filenames stored in the cloud service.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a list acquirer that acquires a display object that is at least one of a folder and a file including a name and a type serving as an attribute; a display name decider that decides whether a name relating to a display object is named according to the type, on the basis of predetermined rules for displaying a list, and if not a name according to a type, adds an identifier to the name according to the type; and a list generator that displays the display object in the list by utilizing the name for an acquired display object or the name having an identifier added based on a decision by the display name decider.