Cloud Services Activation for Printing Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Activating multiple cloud services for a printing device individually is time-consuming and confusing for users, as it involves repeated server calls and potential forgetfulness of service activation, leading to unavailable services until activated.
Innovation Solution
Concurrent execution of the printing device activation process and cloud credentials process, where a gateway server receives a bundled cloud services activation request, unbundles it, and relays individual requests to respective cloud services servers, simplifying the setup and reducing waiting time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cloud services are activated individually one-at-a-time, then each service can be activated separately, but the setup process becomes time-consuming and confusing for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual service activation requests into a single bundled activation request. The system receives a bundle of cloud service activation requests together and processes them in one operation, eliminating the need for users to activate services one-by-one and reducing setup time while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If multiple server calls are performed for each service activation, then each service can be activated accurately, but the activation process becomes slow and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple individual server calls into a single consolidated server call by bundling multiple service activation requests together. This approach maintains the reliability of individual service activation while significantly improving activation speed by reducing the number of separate server communications required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary bundling of service activation requests before sending them to the server. By preparing and consolidating multiple activation requests in advance as a single bundle, the system reduces the number of server calls needed and accelerates the overall activation process while ensuring each service is activated accurately.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users activate services individually, then they can control which services are activated, but users may forget to activate certain services leaving them unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the activation of multiple cloud services into a single bundled operation, ensuring that all selected services are activated together in one process. This approach prevents users from forgetting to activate individual services while still allowing them to select which services they want through the bundled request interface.
Data Source
AI summary
Examples of activating cloud services for a printing device are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a printing device activation process to activate a printing device is performed concurrently with a cloud credentials process to receive a cloud authentication token. A cloud services activation process then activates a cloud service for the printing device.