Cloud Printer Custom Processing Module for Universal Print Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Universal Print service lacks the ability to utilize special functions of cloud printers, limiting its capability to provide user-defined special printing functions and compromising compatibility with image formation devices.
Innovation Solution
An image formation control method and system that acquires job data, determines if it contains custom data, and performs custom processing such as encryption, encoding, or format conversion to generate pending job data, which is then transmitted to a target image formation device, enabling user-defined special printing and enhancing compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If Universal Print service is used to simplify printer networking and reduce operation and maintenance pressure, then ease of operation is improved, but the ability to utilize special functions of cloud printers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the printing service into two parts: a universal print module for standard printing operations and a custom processing module for special printing functions. This segmentation allows the system to maintain ease of operation for standard printing while enabling adaptability for specialized requirements through optional custom processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud server is designed with multi-functionality, incorporating both universal print capabilities that work with all standard printers and custom processing capabilities that can handle printer-specific functions. This allows a single system to serve both universal and specialized printing needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom processing module is added to enable user-defined special printing functions, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring the custom processing module with various processing options (encryption, encoding, format conversion, instruction parameters) that can be selected based on specific printing requirements. This allows the system to maintain simplicity for standard operations while having specialized capabilities ready when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The custom processing module acts as an intermediary between the universal print service and the target image formation device. It translates standard printing requests into device-specific commands when needed, adding complexity only in the intermediary layer while keeping both the user interface and device interface relatively simple.
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AI summary
Provided is an image formation control method, device and system. The method includes: acquiring the current operation data, and determining whether the current operation data includes customized data; in response to determining that the current job data comprises custom data, parsing the customized data to generate a parsing result; performing customization processing on the current operation data according to the parsing result using a customization processing module, so as to generate pending job data; and transmitting the pending job data to a target image formation device.