Information Processing System Application Startup Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Setting value editing applications for image processing devices often experience application startup errors due to inadequate timing in acquiring device status, leading to wasted time and poor operability, especially when the device status changes during the download process.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that acquires the status of an image processing apparatus before initiating the setting value editing application, determining whether to start the application based on the device status, thereby controlling the startup process to prevent errors and improve operability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the device status is acquired after the setting information download, then the application can use the latest device status, but the application startup error occurs after the user has been made to wait for several minutes, wasting the download time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by acquiring the device status before initiating the setting information download process. This ensures that the status is captured at the appropriate timing, preventing application startup errors while avoiding wasted download time. The determination of whether to start the application is made based on the status acquired before download begins.
2Device complexity
If the acquisition timing of device status is only one time, then the process is simple, but if a device status is meant to be deleted after several seconds, it will cause an application startup error and the user operations will need to be performed again
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs the device status acquisition as a preliminary action before the download process starts. This timing ensures that even if the status changes or is deleted after acquisition, the application can still determine whether to start based on the status state at the appropriate time, preventing startup errors without requiring multiple acquisition attempts.
3Productivity
If the setting values are edited using an external information processing apparatus, then the setting can be prepared for new devices, but the receiving processing and setting application processing are exclusively controlled, limiting operational flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic control by allowing the determination of application startup to be made based on the device status acquired before download. This creates a flexible system that can adapt its behavior based on real-time status conditions, enabling the setting value editing application to operate efficiently while maintaining operational flexibility through conditional startup control.
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AI summary
An information processing system configured to perform setting for an image processing apparatus based on setting edited by an application configured to operate on an information processing apparatus, wherein the system includes a startup unit that acquires a status of the image processing apparatus, downloads setting information for the image processing apparatus, determines whether or not to start up the application, and controls the startup of the application based on results of the determination, wherein the determination is performed based on the status before the setting information download has begun.