Blank-Page Skip Software for Multi-Manufacturer Scanners
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Solution Overview
Problem
The standard class driver in Windows does not support manufacturer-specific functions, such as the blank page skip function, limiting users' ability to skip scanning blank pages.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that allows users to use a blank page skip function by displaying a setting screen for accepting settings and outputting commands to scanners from multiple manufacturers, enabling the use of manufacturer-specific functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the standard class driver is used, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturer-specific functions are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a scanner control extension as an intermediary layer between the standard class driver and the scanner device. This extension receives commands from the standard driver and translates them into manufacturer-specific commands, enabling manufacturer-specific functions to be accessed while maintaining the simplicity of the standard driver interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The scanner control extension provides multi-functionality by supporting both standard class driver commands and manufacturer-specific functions through a single unified interface. This allows the system to maintain universal compatibility while adding specialized capabilities.
2Device complexity
If the standard class driver is used, then device complexity is reduced, but functionality is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The scanner control extension acts as an intermediary that bridges the simple standard class driver interface with the complex manufacturer-specific command set, allowing the system to maintain low complexity at the driver level while accessing advanced functionality through the extension.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the scanner control into two independent parts: the standard class driver for basic functionality and the scanner control extension for manufacturer-specific features. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, keeping the driver simple while adding functionality through the extension.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manufacturer-specific scan drivers are installed, then manufacturer-specific functions are enabled, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring users to install and configure manufacturer-specific drivers, the patent uses the scanner control extension as an intermediary that automatically translates standard driver commands into manufacturer-specific commands, eliminating the need for complex driver installation while enabling advanced functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual copy of the manufacturer-specific command interface through the scanner control extension, allowing users to access manufacturer-specific functions without actually installing the complex manufacturer-specific driver, thus simplifying the operation interface while maintaining functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage medium storing a program that allows a user to use a blank page skip function is provided. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program that supports a general purpose program that outputs an instruction capable of being commonly interpreted by scanners from a plurality of manufacturers, the program causing a computer to display a setting screen that accepts a setting for a function that does not save a scanned image of a blank document, and output a command for causing the scanner execute a scan processing in accordance with the setting that has been accepted on the setting screen.