Markup Language Document Multiple File Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems face inefficiencies and errors when transmitting multiple files, as they often require piecemeal communications, which can lead to delays and improper handling of related information at receiving devices.
Innovation Solution
A method for communicating multiple files in a single markup language document involves generating a header that identifies the existence of multiple files within a payload, allowing for efficient transmission and proper processing of related information across devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple files are transmitted using traditional piecemeal communication methods, then each file can be sent independently, but this leads to communication delays and improper handling of related information at receiving devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple related files into a single markup language document structure, where files are embedded as nested elements within one document. This merging approach ensures that related information is transmitted together as a unified package, preventing improper handling at receiving devices while maintaining communication efficiency through standardized markup language protocols.
2Speed
If multiple files are sent as separate communications, then transmission can occur independently, but this causes delays and errors in processing related information
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple files are merged into a single markup language document, allowing them to be transmitted in one communication event rather than multiple separate transmissions. This eliminates the cumulative delays associated with sequential piecemeal communication while maintaining the integrity and speed of individual file transmission through efficient markup language encoding.
3Adaptability or versatility
If files are communicated separately, then each file type can be handled independently, but this reduces the likelihood that information is utilized by remote devices capable of handling specific file types
Solution Approach 1:
The markup language document structure serves as a universal container that can hold multiple different file types within a single standardized format. The markup language provides multi-functional capabilities, allowing the same document structure to accommodate various file types while ensuring that remote devices can process the unified document and extract/utilize the specific file types they are capable of handling, thereby increasing overall information utilization reliability.
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AI summary
A communication system includes a number of devices interconnected by a communication network and each operable to communicate with each other using a text-based communication protocol that provides for the exchange of markup language documents. Each of the devices includes a document interface capable of generating, transmitting, receiving, and processing markup language documents including multiple files.