Information Processing Apparatus Selective Operation Data Transmission

Solution Overview

Problem

The existing operation analysis systems face increased operational costs due to large data sizes when all user operations are transmitted to the server, and require flexible data management to change target data obtainment.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that communicates with two servers, utilizing an obtainment unit to retrieve transmission possibility information from a first server and a control unit to manage the transmission of operation information to a second server only when indicated as allowed by the transmission possibility information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If all user operations are transmitted to the server for analysis, then operation analysis completeness is improved, but data size increases and operational cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation analysis completenessVSAvoiddata size

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary operation information for analysis by introducing a transmission possibility control server that determines which operations should be transmitted. The obtainment unit retrieves transmission possibility information and the control unit selectively transmits only approved operations, extracting essential data while filtering out unnecessary information to reduce overall data volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary determination of transmission possibility before actually transmitting operation information. The transmission possibility control server pre-evaluates and generates transmission possibility information, allowing the information processing apparatus to make informed decisions about what data to transmit, thereby preventing unnecessary data transmission in advance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If all user operations are transmitted to the server, then operation analysis completeness is improved, but operational cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation analysis completenessVSAvoidoperational cost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary operation information for analysis by introducing a transmission possibility control server that determines which operations should be transmitted. The obtainment unit retrieves transmission possibility information and the control unit selectively transmits only approved operations, extracting essential data while filtering out unnecessary information to reduce overall data volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary determination of transmission possibility before actually transmitting operation information. The transmission possibility control server pre-evaluates and generates transmission possibility information, allowing the information processing apparatus to make informed decisions about what data to transmit, thereby preventing unnecessary data transmission in advance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If transmission possibility information is obtained from a server, then flexible data management is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexible data managementVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a transmission possibility control server as an intermediary between the information processing apparatus and the operation analysis server. This intermediary component manages the complexity of transmission decisions by pre-evaluating operation information and generating transmission possibility information, thereby enabling flexible data management while distributing system complexity across multiple specialized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12267467B2Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium

Publication Date: 2025.04.01 CANON KK

AI summary

An image processing apparatus, communicable with a first server and a second server, obtains, from the first server, transmission possibility information indicating transmission possibility of operation information on the image processing apparatus, wherein the transmission possibility information of the operation information is set in the first server according to a screen category displayed on the image processing apparatus, and transmits operation information in a screen category corresponding to the allowance of the transmission to the second server on a condition that the obtained transmission possibility information indicates the transmission is allowed.