Mobile Terminal Clipboard Partial Data Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile terminals face inconvenience when trying to attach only part of the data stored in a clipboard to a document, as existing systems automatically attach all data, requiring additional editing steps.
Innovation Solution
A method and mobile terminal configuration that allows selective attachment of data from a clipboard based on user input, using an input unit, memory unit, and control unit to store and manage data, enabling partial data attachment and deletion according to user inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all data in clipboard is automatically attached to input region, then attachment operation is simplified, but user cannot selectively attach only desired parts of data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the clipboard data into individually selectable units. Instead of treating all clipboard data as a single block that must be attached together, the system divides it into discrete elements that can be independently selected and attached. This is achieved through a selection interface that allows users to pick specific portions of clipboard data while leaving other portions unattached, thus resolving the contradiction between simplified attachment operation and selective attachment capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If user wants to attach only part of clipboard data, then selective attachment is achieved, but additional edit process is required after full attachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs the selection action preliminarily, before the attachment operation. By allowing users to select which portions of clipboard data to attach during the attachment process itself (rather than requiring full attachment followed by deletion of unwanted parts), the system eliminates the need for subsequent editing steps. This preliminary selection mechanism reduces the overall complexity of the editing process while maintaining selective attachment capability.
3Productivity
If all clipboard data is attached, then no further selection is needed, but unwanted data is also attached requiring deletion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the desired portions of clipboard data and leaves the unwanted portions out. Instead of attaching all clipboard data and then removing unwanted parts, the system directly extracts and attaches only the selected portions from the beginning. This extraction approach prevents unwanted data from being attached in the first place, maintaining productivity while avoiding the loss of unwanted data.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal is configured to perform a method of editing a document. The method may include storing data corresponding to a copying event, sensing an input for attaching the data, and attaching at least part of the data corresponding to the input.