Automated Code Sheet Decoding for Print Job Command Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing print making devices require tedious and error-prone manual entry of commands for processing print jobs, lacking a user-friendly method to generate and insert code sheets that automate the printing process.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing a print making device with a scanner, processor, and printer to generate and decode machine-readable code sheets, allowing for automated processing of print jobs by scanning and printing virtual documents with embedded commands, enabling continuous printing without interruptions and providing a summary sheet for job verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual entry of commands is used for processing print jobs, then the device can process print jobs, but the process becomes tedious and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses machine-readable code sheets (barcodes) as copies of command information that can be automatically scanned and processed. Instead of manual typing, the system captures printed code sheets through scanning, extracts command information, and processes print jobs automatically, eliminating manual entry errors while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of manual command entry with an automated optical scanning system. The scanner reads machine-readable codes from physical code sheets, and the system automatically converts these visual codes into digital commands, substituting manual mechanical input with automated optical-mechanical processing.
2Extent of automation
If automated processing is implemented using machine-readable code sheets, then operator intervention is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the print making device multi-functional by integrating scanning capabilities, code recognition, and automated command extraction into the existing printing system. The scanner can handle both traditional document scanning and machine-readable code recognition, while the processing system manages both manual and automated command inputs, reducing overall system complexity through functional consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces code sheets as an intermediary medium between the user and the printing system. Instead of direct manual input or complex automated interfaces, simple printed code sheets serve as the intermediary that carries command information in machine-readable format, simplifying the interaction while enabling automation.
3Ease of operation
If code sheets are generated and inserted into document sheets, then physical representation of final result is provided, but the process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating code sheets with embedded command information before the actual printing process. These code sheets are created in advance with all necessary printing parameters encoded, allowing the system to automatically recognize and process them without complex real-time setup procedures.
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AI summary
A method, print making device, and system for printing input document sheets as one or more print jobs, including the following steps. First, generating virtual documents with the documents including at least one code sheet and input document sheets. The code sheet(s) include commands for printing encrypted print jobs. Next, reviewing the virtual documents, and identifying a first code sheet. After that, decoding the first code sheet to identify commands for print jobs associated with the first code sheet. Then, printing the virtual documents following the first code sheet. Subsequently, identifying a second code sheet while printing the virtual documents of the first print job. Followed by decoding the second code sheet to identify the commands for printing the print jobs associated with the second code sheet. Lastly, printing the virtual documents following the second code sheet.