Shared Storage Area Path Name Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when trying to open image data files stored by one application in another application, as they need to manually input the file or folder path names.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory storage medium and information processing apparatus that stores image data as files and copies the path name to a shared storage area, allowing easy access and pasting into a target area within the second processing unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If image data is stored as a file by one application, then the file can be accessed by another application, but the user has to manually input the path name which is troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The first application automatically copies the path name of the stored image data to the shared storage area before the user needs to access it. This preliminary action eliminates the need for the user to manually input the path name when opening the file in another application, thus improving ease of operation and reducing time loss.
2Productivity
If the path name is manually input by the user, then the file can be opened in another application, but the operation becomes troublesome and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the path name copying operation automatically without requiring user intervention. The first application self-services by copying the path name to the shared storage area, and the second application automatically retrieves it, eliminating the need for manual user input and improving both productivity and ease of operation.
3Extent of automation
If a shared storage area is introduced for path name storage, then automatic path copying is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shared storage area is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a temporary storage location for path names during the automatic copying process and as a bridge between different applications. This universal design enables automation of path copying while minimizing the increase in device complexity by reusing existing storage infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory storage medium stores a program readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus comprises a processing unit and a storage unit. The information processing apparatus executes a first processing and a second processing. The storage unit includes a shared storage area. The processing unit executes, in the first processing, (i) a storing processing of storing image data, as a file into a file storage area, received from an image processing apparatus capable of communicating with the information processing apparatus, and (ii) a copy processing of storing, into the shared storage area, at least a part of a path name designated to the file stored in the storing processing as data to be processed. The processing unit executes, in the second processing, a paste processing of pasting the data to be processed stored in the shared storage area to a paste target area.