Broadcast Transmission Report Notification for Multi-Recipient Image Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facsimile communication systems are limited in providing transmission reports to only the transmission source and the specified printer destination, failing to notify all or specific transmission destinations of broadcast transmission results, including transmission destination information.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and information transmission control method that includes a broadcast transmission device for transmitting the same image information to multiple destinations and a transmission report notification device, which notifies transmission report information, including transmission destination information, to all or specific destinations that match predetermined conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If transmission reports are provided only to the transmission source and specified printer destination, then the system maintains simple notification architecture, but transmission destinations cannot obtain transmission results information
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system is segmented into multiple notification destinations: transmission source, specified printer destination, and broadcast transmission destinations. Each destination receives transmission report information independently, allowing comprehensive information distribution without requiring a single complex centralized notification mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The transmission report notification device is designed to notify multiple types of destinations (transmission source, printer, and broadcast destinations) using a unified notification mechanism. This multi-functional approach allows the same notification system to serve diverse purposes without increasing complexity.
2Loss of information
If transmission reports are sent to all broadcast transmission destinations, then all recipients receive comprehensive transmission results, but notification traffic and processing load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system applies local quality by allowing selective notification to broadcast transmission destinations based on predetermined conditions. Different destinations can receive notifications according to their specific requirements and characteristics, optimizing information distribution efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial action by notifying only certain broadcast transmission destinations that match predetermined conditions, rather than notifying all destinations. This selective approach reduces notification traffic and processing load while still providing comprehensive information to relevant recipients.
3Loss of information
If transmission reports include detailed transmission destination information, then transparency and management of broadcast transmission results are enhanced, but information processing and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The notification device extracts and transmits only the essential transmission destination information needed for transparency and management purposes. By taking out only the necessary information elements rather than all possible data, the system enhances visibility while controlling processing complexity.
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AI summary
An image forming device according to the present disclosure includes a facsimile communication unit and a network communication unit. The facsimile communication unit transmits image information in increments of pages to a facsimile device that is a transmission destination, via a public telephone line. The network communication unit transmits image information as a file to an information processing device, via a network. A transmission processing unit performs broadcast transmission processing of transmitting same image information to multiple transmission destinations at one time, by at least one of the facsimile transmission unit and the network transmission unit. Further, a transmission report notification unit makes notification of transmission report information, including transmission destination information representing the transmission destinations of the broadcast transmission processing, to all of the transmission destinations.