Administrator Terminal Driver Installation via Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image forming systems require repetitive and time-consuming processes for remotely installing drivers across multiple clients, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs for system administrators.
Innovation Solution
An administrator terminal connects to image forming apparatuses and clients, allowing for the selection of multiple clients for simultaneous driver installation through a server, which can be either the administrator terminal or a client, using a user interface to manage the installation process and share drivers across the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the administrator terminal repetitively performs installation work through Point & Print for each client, then the driver can be installed on individual clients, but time and costs are wasted and administrative convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The administrator terminal retrieves driver information in advance from the image forming apparatus server before actual installation. By preparing driver data beforehand and storing it locally, the system eliminates repetitive retrieval operations during installation, significantly reducing installation time while ensuring reliable driver deployment across multiple clients
Solution Approach 2:
The system copies driver information from the server to the administrator terminal's storage, then distributes this copied driver data to multiple clients simultaneously. This copying approach replaces repetitive Point & Print operations with a single retrieval followed by bulk distribution, reducing both time and administrative effort
2Ease of manufacture
If the administrator terminal uses Point & Print for remote installation, then drivers can be distributed to clients, but the same work is performed repetitively causing administrative inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The administrator terminal performs preliminary retrieval of driver information from the server and stores it locally before distribution. This preliminary action consolidates the retrieval operation into a single execution, eliminating repetitive server access during the distribution phase and significantly improving administrative convenience while maintaining full driver distribution capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple individual driver installation operations into a single bulk distribution process. By retrieving driver information once and distributing it to multiple clients in one operation, the system maintains comprehensive driver distribution capability while reducing administrative effort from repetitive manual operations to a single automated process
3Reliability
If the administrator terminal searches and adds shared image forming apparatuses for each client, then the driver installation can be performed, but time and costs are wasted in the installation work
Solution Approach 1:
The administrator terminal performs preliminary retrieval of driver information from the image forming apparatus server before actual client installation. By preparing driver data in advance and storing it locally, the system eliminates repetitive searching and adding operations for each client, significantly improving installation efficiency while ensuring accurate driver deployment through verified driver information
Solution Approach 2:
The system copies driver information from the server to the administrator terminal's storage, then distributes this copied driver data to multiple clients simultaneously. This copying approach replaces repetitive searching and adding operations with a single retrieval followed by bulk distribution, improving productivity while maintaining installation accuracy through consistent driver information
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AI summary
An administrator terminal connected to an image forming apparatus and a client, an image forming system including the same, and a method to remotely an install a driver. The method to remotely an install a driver in an administrator terminal connecting with at least one image forming apparatus and at least one client includes searching for at least one image forming apparatus connected to the administrator terminal, selecting at least one client sharing and using the searched image forming apparatus, selecting an image forming apparatus server according to a network connection type of the image forming apparatus, and installing the driver of the image forming apparatus on the at least one selected client through the selected image forming apparatus server. Thus, at least one client is selected among clients where the driver is installed, and the driver is simultaneously installed according to the selected clients, thereby saving time and cost and providing a convenience to a user.