Cloud Server User Information Association for Image Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing systems for associating user information between cloud servers and image processing devices are labor-intensive for managers, leading to potential errors and user dissatisfaction, especially when multiple users start using cloud services simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

An image processing system that automatically associates user information between cloud servers and image processing devices by using a cloud server with an access sensing unit, user information validating unit, and job execution instructing unit, which generates and manages user reference information to link first and second user information without requiring manual intervention from users or managers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If user information association is performed manually by manager or user, then user information can be associated between cloud server and image processing device, but work load increases and errors may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of user information associationVSAvoidwork load on manager and user

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically associating user information between cloud server and image processing device without requiring manual intervention. The association is achieved through automatic transmission of user information from user terminal to image processing device, and subsequent automatic linking by the system, eliminating the need for manager or user to manually perform association tasks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The user terminal acts as an intermediary that automatically transmits user information to the image processing device. The system uses this intermediary mechanism to facilitate automatic user information association between the cloud server and image processing device, reducing direct manual intervention while maintaining accurate association.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If all workers start using cloud server simultaneously, then cloud service adoption increases, but work load on manager for associating user information becomes extremely large

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecloud service adoption rateVSAvoidtime required for user information association

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring the automatic user information transmission mechanism in user terminals before cloud service deployment. When workers start using the cloud server simultaneously, the system is already prepared to automatically handle user information association, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual association work.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by automatically handling user information association tasks without requiring manager intervention. Each user terminal independently transmits its user information to the image processing device, allowing simultaneous cloud service adoption by multiple workers without increasing manager's workload.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If individual users perform user information association, then manual association is distributed, but some users may find it troublesome and put it off, or perform wrong operations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedistribution of association taskVSAvoidcorrectness of association operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically performing user information association without requiring user action. The user terminal automatically transmits user information to the image processing device, and the system automatically links the information, eliminating the need for users to manually perform association tasks that they may find troublesome or perform incorrectly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses an intermediary mechanism where the user terminal automatically transmits user information to the image processing device without requiring user intervention. This intermediary process ensures correct and reliable association by eliminating manual user operations while maintaining distributed task execution across multiple terminals.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10180814B2User terminal, image processing device and cloud server to identify plural user information to execute an image processing job upon validating an user information

Publication Date: 2019.01.15 KONICA MINOLTA INC

AI summary

An image processing system includes: a cloud server that provides a service after identifying a user from first user information; an image processing device that executes a job after identifying the user from second user information, and execute the job; and a user terminal storing the second user information beforehand, wherein the cloud server includes: an access sensing processor that senses access from the user terminal; a user information validating processor that validates the first user information; and a job execution instructing processor that causes the user terminal to transmit a job containing the first and second user information to the image processing device, and the image processing device includes: a job receiving processor that receives the job transmitted; and a user information extracting processor that extracts the first and second user information from the job, and generate user reference information.