Communication System Service Registration via Inquiry Signals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing network traffic and service registration when the number of services provided by a server increases or decreases irregularly, particularly in Internet-based environments, leading to increased data transmission and server burden.
Innovation Solution
A communication system configuration that allows clients to submit registration applications for services through a terminal device with a sufficient user interface, enabling effective inquiry data transmission to a server, and includes a server that receives inquiry signals and generates response signals based on identifying information, optimizing service provision and reducing network traffic.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a server provides a variety of services frequently and irregularly increased/decreased, then service versatility is improved, but registration operation becomes troublesome and information amount increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables services to be automatically discovered and registered without manual user intervention. The terminal device automatically transmits inquiry data to the server, and the server automatically provides service information and handles registration, eliminating the need for users to manually register each service when services are frequently added or removed.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device performs preliminary actions by automatically transmitting inquiry data to the server before services are actually needed. This preliminary inquiry mechanism ensures that service information is already available when services are added, eliminating the need for subsequent manual registration operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If polling communication is used to allow server to provide services to clients connected through router, then service provision capability is improved, but network traffic increases and server burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous polling, the system uses periodic inquiry transmission only when necessary. The terminal device transmits inquiry data at specific intervals or when service changes are detected, rather than continuously polling the server, thereby reducing network traffic while maintaining service provision capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the necessary inquiry data transmission moments from continuous polling. By transmitting inquiry data only when service information may have changed or according to predetermined intervals rather than continuous polling, the network traffic and server burden are significantly reduced while maintaining the ability to provide services through the router.
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AI summary
An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device.