Network Device Data Sharing Interface With Segmented Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional user interfaces for data sharing between network devices are cumbersome, requiring users to sequentially select devices and navigate complex menus, limiting the visibility and intuitiveness of the connection process and data transfer options.
Innovation Solution
A user interface that searches for and classifies network devices into transmission and reception sides, displaying them in separate regions with visual indicators for data direction, allowing users to easily select and configure data sharing functions through a more intuitive and interactive process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional user interface is used that sequentially selects devices from lists through simple text or menu entry, then the interface structure is simple to implement, but the user convenience and intuitiveness of the connection process deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the traditional one-dimensional sequential menu selection into a two-dimensional visual interface where transmission devices and reception devices are displayed in separate regions simultaneously. Users can visually identify and select devices from both regions at once, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple menu layers and significantly improving operational intuitiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface is segmented into distinct functional regions: a transmission device region displaying available data sources and a reception device region displaying target devices. This spatial segmentation allows users to clearly understand the data flow direction and select devices independently from each region, enhancing user convenience without complicating the overall interface structure.
2Loss of information
If a simple sequential selection procedure is used, then the interface is easy to implement, but the visibility and intuitiveness of the connection process and data transfer options deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension to the interface by displaying transmission and reception devices in separate visual regions simultaneously. This allows users to see the entire connection process and available options at once, eliminating the information loss that occurs when users must navigate through sequential menu layers to understand the full context of data transfer options.
3Adaptability or versatility
If complex multi-layer menu navigation is used to select devices, then more device selection options can be provided, but the user convenience and speed of connection establishment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically searching for and classifying available network devices into transmission and reception categories before the user needs to select them. The devices are pre-organized and displayed in their respective regions with clear visual indicators, so users can immediately see all available options and establish connections without navigating through multiple menu layers, significantly reducing connection establishment time while maintaining full device selection versatility.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a user interface for a data sharing function according to network connection between network electronic devices and a user device for operating a data sharing function using same. The method for sharing data between network electronic devices, includes: searching network electronic devices located at a periphery of a user device when an input for performing a data sharing function is sensed; classifying the searched network electronic devices into transmission side network electronic devices and reception side network electronic devices; allotting the searched network electronic devices to a first region for receiving data and a second region for transmitting the data, respectively; and configuring and displaying a user interface for a data sharing function based on the network electronic devices allotted to the first region and the second regions.