3D Printer Management System for Shared Resource Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current three-dimensional shaping apparatus management techniques lack efficiency in tracking and managing time, operation, and user information, particularly in relation to shaping times and user identities, which hinders effective monitoring and control of the shaping process.
Innovation Solution
A management method and system that refers to a storage unit for time and operation information, including shaping times, and user information such as face and name data, allowing for the output of this information in designated scales and time zones, enabling efficient management and monitoring of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple users share a three-dimensional shaping apparatus, then resource utilization improves, but tracking and managing time, operation, and user information becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an information processing apparatus as an intermediary between multiple users and the three-dimensional shaping apparatus. This intermediary manages user information (face images, names), operation information (shaping times, usage duration), and time information (start times, end times) in a structured manner, enabling efficient tracking and management of shared resource utilization without increasing operational complexity for individual users
2Reliability
If detailed user and operation information is stored, then monitoring and control capability improves, but data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information management into distinct categories: user information (face images, names), operation information (shaping times, usage duration), and time information (start times, end times). Each category is stored and managed separately in the information processing apparatus, allowing for systematic monitoring and control while simplifying data retrieval and management through organized structure
3Loss of time
If shaping time tracking is implemented, then usage monitoring improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated time tracking where the information processing apparatus automatically records shaping start times and end times, calculates usage duration, and stores this information without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the tracking process, improving usage monitoring accuracy while minimizing additional system complexity through automation
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AI summary
A management method for a three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes an output step for referring to a storage unit that stores time information representing time, operation information including information representing a shaping time for a model in the three-dimensional shaping apparatus, and user information corresponding to the operation information or the three-dimensional shaping apparatus and outputting the time information, the operation information, and the user information. The operation information is stored in the storage unit in association with the time information. The user information includes at least one of face information and name information of a user. In the output step, the time information is output in a designated scale or a designated time zone.