Universal Information Storage Interface for Cross-App Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smartphone systems lack a universal user interface for easily revisiting and managing various types of information accessed, requiring users to restart applications to revisit content like songs or web pages.
Innovation Solution
A method and system where a client device with processors and memory stores information items on a remote server, allowing users to select and store information items from different applications, with the option to upload data to the server and resume rendering the item, enabling seamless access across devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users access information through multiple different applications (music player, web browser, etc.), then they can access various types of information, but they cannot easily revisit or manage this information through a single interface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal information management interface that can access and manage information from multiple different applications (music player, web browser, video player, etc.) through a single unified interface. This allows users to revisit and manage information across different applications without needing to switch between them, effectively making the information management system multi-functional and application-agnostic
2Reliability
If users manually restart applications to revisit information, then they can access the information, but they waste time and reduce efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically collecting, storing, and indexing information from various applications as users interact with them. This preliminary organization of information allows users to instantly access and revisit any information without needing to manually restart applications or search through them, significantly reducing the time required to revisit information while ensuring reliable access
Data Source
AI summary
A method for storing information items from a client device to a remote server is performed at the client device having memory and one or more processors, the remote server being communicatively coupled to the client device. The client device renders an information item and an information storing option associated with the information item using a first application at the client device. Upon detecting a user selection of the information storing option, the client device invokes a second application, which may or may not run on the client device, to upload data associated with the information item rendered on the client device to the remote server and then resumes the rendition of the information item using the first application at the client device.