Sharing Interface Format Conversion Without App Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing file sharing methods require complex operations for format conversion before sharing, such as opening separate applications for conversion and selection of converted files, leading to inefficient sharing processes.
Innovation Solution
A file sharing method that integrates format conversion controls within the sharing interface, allowing users to select and convert file formats directly on the sharing interface, followed by automatic display of the converted file's sharing options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If format conversion is performed using separate applications before sharing, then file format conversion capability is achieved, but operation complexity increases and sharing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the format conversion function and file sharing function into a single integrated sharing interface. The format conversion control is embedded within the sharing interface, allowing users to convert file formats and share files without switching between separate applications, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining format conversion capability
Solution Approach 2:
The sharing interface is designed to perform multiple functions: it can directly share files in their original format and also perform format conversion before sharing. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate conversion applications, streamlining the user workflow
2Adaptability or versatility
If format conversion is performed using separate applications, then comprehensive format conversion options are available, but the number of steps and time required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The format conversion control is prepared and displayed within the sharing interface before the user initiates the sharing operation. Users can select the desired output format in advance during the sharing process itself, eliminating the need for preliminary conversion operations in separate applications and improving overall efficiency
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate applications are used for format conversion, then specialized conversion functions are achieved, but interface complexity and user effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines what were previously separate functions (format conversion and file sharing) into a single integrated interface. The format conversion control is embedded within the sharing interface, eliminating the need for users to switch between separate conversion and sharing applications, thereby reducing system complexity from the user's perspective
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AI summary
This application provides a file sharing method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a first interface when an electronic device runs a first application; displaying a first sharing interface in response to a sharing instruction for a first material, where the first sharing interface includes a sharing title area and a path selection area, and the sharing title area of the first sharing interface includes a format conversion control and a format sub-area; displaying a second sharing interface in response to an interaction instruction for the format conversion control on the first sharing interface, where a second format is displayed on the second sharing interface; converting a format of the first material from a first format into the second format in response to a format selection instruction for the second format, and displaying a third sharing interface, where the third sharing interface includes a sharing title area and a path selection area; and sharing, in response to a sharing manner in the path selection area of the third sharing interface, the first material in the second format in the sharing manner. In this way, file sharing efficiency can be improved.