Web Page Access Information Storage for Electronic Documents

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inefficiency when searching for web pages referenced in electronic documents, as they must search from scratch, which is time-consuming.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that acquires and stores information for accessing web pages in association with electronic documents, allowing for efficient retrieval and display of corresponding web pages, including updates and differences, using a management server and user terminal configuration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If web page access information is not stored with electronic documents, then storage space is conserved, but time required to search for referenced web pages increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime required to search for web pageVSAvoidstorage space
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically acquiring and storing web page access information (URLs) at the moment the electronic document is created or saved. This pre-stored information is then readily available for quick retrieval later, eliminating the need for time-consuming searches from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a copy of the web page access information and stores it alongside the electronic document. This copy enables rapid access to the original web page without requiring the user to manually search or recreate the access path, thus reducing search time while maintaining reasonable storage requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Productivity

If web page access information is automatically stored, then search efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesearch efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically acquiring web page access information without requiring manual user input. The electronic device itself performs the task of capturing and storing the URL data, reducing the need for complex user interactions or manual tracking mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges the web page access information storage function with the existing electronic document management system. By integrating the URL acquisition and storage processes into the document creation workflow, the system avoids adding separate complex subsystems while still achieving improved search efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Quantity of substance

If only current web page is stored, then storage space is minimized, but ability to track web page updates is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage spaceVSAvoidweb page update information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and stores only the essential access information (URL) of the web page rather than storing the entire web page content. This extracted URL serves as a key that can be used to retrieve or compare web page versions later, minimizing storage requirements while preserving the ability to track updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by comparing the stored web page version with the current web page version and notifying the user of any updates or differences. This feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain minimal storage (only the original version) while still providing update tracking capabilities through comparison and notification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240320289A1Information processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and information processing method
Publication Date: 2024.09.26 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing system includes one or plural processors configured to acquire information for accessing a web page displayed in a case where an instruction for storing an electronic document is received, and store the acquired information for accessing the web page in association with the electronic document.