Portable Terminal Automatic Content Transfer Between Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing terminal devices require users to manually switch between applications to save content, increasing user effort and burden, as they lack an efficient method to automatically store specified content from one application to another.
Innovation Solution
A terminal device with an acceptance unit, detection unit, and storage unit that accepts specifying operations, detects executing operations, such as changes in acceleration, and stores specified content from a first application into a storage region used by a second application, like a memo application, allowing seamless content saving without switching applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually switch between applications to save content, then content can be stored in the target application, but user effort and burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically detecting the user's intent to save content (through specifying operations) and preparing the content for transfer before the user actually switches applications. The content is pre-processed and ready in the target application's storage region, so when the user completes the operation, the transfer is already prepared and只需 final execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting the specifying operation, identifying the content to be saved, and transferring it to the appropriate application's storage region without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by monitoring its own state and automatically executing the content transfer process when conditions are met.
2Reliability
If users manually switch between applications to save content, then content can be stored correctly, but user burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring user operations and detecting specifying operations. When such an operation is detected, the system provides feedback by automatically executing the content transfer and can notify the user of the successful completion, creating a closed-loop system that ensures content is stored correctly without requiring the user to manually verify each step.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between the source application and the target application by automatically detecting the content transfer intent and facilitating the transfer process. This intermediary function ensures that content is reliably transferred from one application to another without requiring the user to manually perform the switching and copying operations.
3Ease of operation
If the system automatically detects and stores content, then user operability improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by implementing a detection mechanism that can identify specifying operations across different applications and content types. Rather than requiring separate manual processes for each application, the system provides a universal content transfer capability that works consistently throughout the terminal device, reducing the need for application-specific implementations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces the mechanical system of manual application switching and content copying with an automated detection and transfer mechanism. Instead of requiring physical user actions to switch between applications and manually copy content, the system uses automated detection of specifying operations to trigger the transfer process, substituting manual mechanical operations with automated system responses.
4Reliability
If the system requires application switching to save content, then content can be stored, but time is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuity of useful action by allowing the user to remain in the source application while the content transfer process is initiated and executed. Rather than interrupting the user's workflow to switch applications, the system enables the transfer to occur in the background or through a seamless process that maintains the continuity of the user's primary task.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by detecting the specifying operation and preparing the content for transfer before the user needs to access the target application. This preliminary detection and preparation eliminates the time that would otherwise be spent manually switching applications and locating the content, as everything is ready in advance.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal device according to the present application includes an acceptance unit, a detection unit, and a storage unit. The acceptance unit accepts a specifying operation for specifying a piece of content related to a first application. The detection unit detects a predetermined executing operation after the acceptance unit accepts the specifying operation. Upon detection of the executing operation by the detection unit, the storage unit stores the piece of content specified by the specifying operation in a storage region used by a second application.