Inter-Device Data Transfer via Server Push Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for transferring data between devices are cumbersome and lack an intuitive inter-device copy-and-paste mechanism, requiring multiple steps and network communication applications.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a server to facilitate data transfer between devices by saving copied or cut data in a temporary storage space on a source terminal, transmitting it to a server, and then pushing it to target terminals for seamless pasting into application interfaces, with optional data processing for efficiency and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional network communication applications (email, instant messaging) are used to transfer data between devices, then data can be shared among multiple devices, but the process becomes tedious and complicated requiring multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that establishes a communication bridge between source and target terminals. The server receives data from the source terminal and automatically pushes it to one or more target terminals, eliminating the need for manual attachment and sending through communication applications. This intermediary mechanism simplifies the user操作流程 to just copy on source and paste on target.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex communication steps (opening email/messaging apps, attaching files, sending messages, opening received messages, selecting paste locations) from the user's task flow. These extracted steps are handled automatically by the system through the server's push mechanism, leaving users with only the essential copy and paste actions.
2Ease of operation
If manual copy-and-paste through communication applications is used, then data can be transferred between devices, but the device complexity and number of steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal data transfer mechanism that works across different device types and operating systems. The server provides a common platform that enables copy-and-paste functionality between any terminals regardless of their specific characteristics, making the system universally applicable and simplifying the user experience while managing complexity centrally on the server side.
3Productivity
If data is transferred through multiple steps using communication applications, then data sharing is achieved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing the server communication channel and data push mechanism in advance. When data is copied on the source terminal, the server is already positioned to receive and forward it immediately to target terminals, eliminating the sequential delays of traditional methods. This preliminary setup enables instantaneous data transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuous data flow from source to target terminals through the server's push mechanism. Once data is copied, the transfer process continues automatically without interruption or user intervention until completion, maintaining continuous useful action throughout the transfer process and maximizing productivity.
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AI summary
This discloses systems and methods for transmitting and receiving data. The method includes: a source terminal, when detecting a copy operation, storing the copied data on a clipboard, transmitting the stored data to a server, the server transmitting a push message to a target terminal, the push messaging informing the target terminal to save the data onto a clipboard, the server transmitting the data to the target terminal, the target terminal, after receiving the data, placing the data onto a local clipboard, and pasting the data from the clipboard into a designated location of an application.