Information Processing Device Thumbnail Transfer Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-quality image data transfer is time-consuming due to large data sizes, causing users to wait excessively for images to become available, especially when transferring multiple images.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an information processing device and method that creates medium and small-sized image data variants, allowing simultaneous transfer of these smaller data sets before the original high-quality images, utilizing the imaging device's communication unit to manage bandwidth and prioritize transfer based on user-defined meta information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If high-quality image data is transferred directly, then image quality is maintained, but transfer time becomes excessively long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transfer process into multiple stages: first transferring thumbnail data (low quality, small size), then progressively transferring larger and larger image data portions. This segmentation allows the transfer to proceed in manageable chunks, reducing overall transfer time while eventually delivering the complete high-quality image.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary transfer of thumbnail data before the user actually needs to view the image. By transferring smaller thumbnail data first and using it for preview purposes, the system prepares the data in advance, allowing the full-quality image transfer to begin earlier or proceed in parallel, thus reducing the perceived waiting time for the user.
2Ease of operation
If multiple images are transferred simultaneously, then user convenience is improved, but total transfer time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transfer of multiple images into hierarchical stages: all thumbnails are transferred first (enabling immediate preview of multiple images), followed by progressive transfer of larger portions of each image. This allows users to conveniently browse multiple images in parallel while the system manages the bandwidth-intensive full-quality transfers sequentially or in controlled batches.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent maintains continuous useful action by allowing users to immediately view and interact with thumbnail previews while the system continues transferring larger image portions in the background. This continuity ensures that user convenience is maintained throughout the transfer process, as users can perform useful actions (viewing, selecting, sharing) with thumbnails even as full-quality images are being transferred.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an information processing device configured to perform a process of creating, on the basis of original content, at least a first content having a data size smaller than a data size of the original content and a second content having a data size smaller than the data size of the first content, and a process of transferring the original content, the first content, and/or the second content.