Universal Clipboard for Cross-Device Character Data Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Moving files and sharing content between devices is time-consuming and involves multiple steps, especially when navigating unknown file systems, and users want a more streamlined process for transferring data such as messages from mobile devices.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that allows character data to be received from a remote device, determining executable components on the processor, and outputting data for selectable information, enabling users to easily transfer and apply character data to target applications with reduced steps, using drag-and-drop or copy-paste techniques.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional file transfer methods are used between devices, then data can be transferred, but the process is time-consuming and involves multiple steps including navigating unknown file systems

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer speedVSAvoidtime required for file transfer

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a clipboard as an intermediary data structure that mediates between the source device and target device. Instead of directly navigating file systems and performing complex file operations, users can copy data to the clipboard on one device and paste it to another device, simplifying the transfer process to basic copy-paste operations that reduce both steps and time required

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the data transfer operation from the complex file system navigation process. By separating the data copying function from file system traversal and device connection management, the system allows users to transfer data without needing to understand or navigate the target device's file system structure, thereby reducing time and complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional content sharing methods are used, then content can be shared between devices, but users must go through multiple steps to achieve this

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent sharing capabilityVSAvoidnumber of steps in sharing process

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal clipboard facility that can handle multiple types of content (text, files, messages, images) through a single copy-paste interface. The clipboard is designed to be device-agnostic and content-type-agnostic, allowing the same simple operations to share diverse content between different devices without requiring device-specific or content-type-specific procedures

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The clipboard system automatically manages data formats, encoding, and compatibility between devices. When data is copied to the clipboard and pasted to another device, the system automatically handles format conversion and encoding without requiring users to manually configure settings or follow complex procedures, making the sharing process as simple as copy-paste

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2796998B1Device, system and method for processing character data

Publication Date: 2019.07.03 BLACKBERRY LTD

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AI summary

A method is described. The method comprising the steps of receiving character data from the remote device following a selection of character data for application to a target; and determining, based on one or more characters in the character data, one or more components executable on the processor for supplying the character data thereto. A device is also described.