Unique Job Name Generation for File Identification in Share Destinations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in distinguishing and selecting data transferred between applications due to indistinguishable identification character strings, making it hard to identify the origin of files in a share destination application.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that generates a unique character string based on property information of a file and stores it in association with the file, allowing for easier identification and selection through a job name generating process, which includes the share source application's identification and file details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a share destination application uses simple consecutive numbers as identification character strings for transferred data, then the system is easy to implement and store, but users cannot easily distinguish what the transferred data is
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by generating and storing unique identification character strings at the time of data transfer, rather than using simple sequential numbers. The share destination application creates these unique identifiers immediately when receiving data from the share source application, embedding file property information (name, type, size, date) into the identification string. This preliminary creation of meaningful identifiers ensures that data can be easily identified later without requiring complex retrieval processes.
2Quantity of substance
If the share destination application stores only basic file information, then storage space is conserved, but users cannot easily identify the origin and properties of transferred files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by transforming file property parameters (name, type, size, date) into a condensed unique identification character string. Instead of storing complete file metadata structures that would consume significant storage space, the system converts these parameters into a compact string format that retains all essential identification information. This allows users to identify file origins and properties while minimizing storage requirements.
3Productivity
If the system uses conventional data transfer methods without unique identification, then the data transfer process is simple and fast, but users face difficulty in selecting and managing transferred data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary element - the unique identification character string - that mediates between the data transfer process and user interaction. During data transfer, the system generates this unique identifier that encapsulates file property information. This intermediary then facilitates easy data selection and management by users, as they can identify and select specific transferred files based on these meaningful identifiers without requiring complex file browsing or metadata inspection.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device may have an operating system installed therein. The operating system may include a share function for controlling data transfer between a share source application and a share destination application. The information processing device may transfer, to the share destination application via the share function of the installed operating system, property information indicating a property of a particular file identified by the share source application, generate, based on the property information, a unique character string unique to the particular file, and store the unique character string and the particular file in association with each other in a storage unit.