Cloud Image Conversion Segmentation for Local Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing image output systems face significant processing loads when handling large amounts of image data, leading to prolonged conversion times, and current cloud services do not effectively manage the necessary information for image output, causing inefficiencies in image processing and output.
Innovation Solution
An image output service system on a cloud platform that processes image data and outputs an information group including image data after conversion, along with provision information indicating the configuration and arrangement of this information, allowing for efficient distribution and utilization of image output resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the image converting process is executed on the support apparatus, then the image output can be controlled locally, but the processing load becomes enormous and conversion time increases when the amount of image data is large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the image output system into two segments: the support apparatus that handles control and job management, and the cloud service that handles the actual image converting process. This segmentation allows the support apparatus to maintain local control capability while offloading the time-consuming conversion work to the cloud, thereby resolving the contradiction between local control and conversion time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud service as an intermediary between the support apparatus and the image output unit. The cloud service receives image data from the support apparatus, performs the converting process, and returns the converted image data. This intermediary approach enables the support apparatus to maintain control while utilizing remote computing resources to reduce conversion time.
2Productivity
If the image converting process is distributed to cloud service, then the processing load on support apparatus is reduced, but additional information about image output unit is required for proper conversion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal interface between the support apparatus and the cloud service that standardizes the exchange of image data and control information. This universal interface handles various image output unit types through a common protocol, allowing the cloud service to perform conversions for different devices without increasing system complexity. The interface serves multiple functions: data transmission, parameter passing, and result delivery.
3Productivity
If cloud service is used for image conversion, then processing capacity is increased, but management and organization of output information becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the cloud service organize and structure the converted image data and related information before returning it to the support apparatus. The cloud service pre-processes the output information, arranging it in a standardized format that includes both the converted image data and metadata about the conversion process. This preliminary organization simplifies subsequent handling and management of the information.
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AI summary
An image output service system on a cloud, that outputs information used for image output, includes a converting portion that obtains image data after a converting process from image data before the converting process, by the converting process according to an image output unit that outputs an image, and an output portion that outputs an information group for image output including the image data after the converting process and provision information indicating what types of plural pieces of information the information group is configured by and where each of the pieces of information is arranged.