Control Device for Multi-Page File Assembly and Color Profile Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scanner systems face challenges in efficiently combining and formatting scan data from multiple devices into a single file that preserves visual aspects and page formatting, while also handling file formats that do not support multiple pages and maintaining important data integrity, such as electronic signatures.
Innovation Solution
A control device that allows users to select specific files capable of including multiple pages, adjusts scan data for color profiles, and creates new files by adding scan data to existing files, while maintaining electronic signatures and preventing data falsification, using a multi-function device with a controller, display unit, and scan executing unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If scan data from multiple scanner devices is combined into a single file, then the quantity of scan data is improved, but the file format compatibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments scan data into individual page units that can be independently processed and combined. Each page is treated as a discrete element that can be added to compatible multi-page file formats, allowing the system to handle large quantities of scan data while maintaining format compatibility through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of file structure by using multi-page container formats (such as PDF with multiple pages) that can accommodate varying quantities of scan data. This parameter change allows the file format to adapt to different amounts of scanned content while maintaining compatibility across scanner devices.
2Productivity
If existing files are modified to include scan data, then the productivity is improved, but the data integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation checks on the existing file to verify it is a suitable target for adding scan data (e.g., confirming it is a multi-page format). This preliminary action ensures that only compatible files are modified, maintaining data integrity while enabling efficient productivity improvements through automated file enhancement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user about the compatibility and suitability of the selected file before modification occurs. This feedback mechanism allows users to confirm that the existing file can properly accommodate additional scan data, ensuring data integrity is maintained while enabling productive file enhancement operations.
3Manufacturing precision
If color profile adjustment is applied to scan data, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a color profile adjustment module as an intermediary component that sits between the scanner device and the file creation process. This intermediary handles the complex color transformation operations, allowing the main scanning and file assembly functions to remain relatively simple while still achieving high color accuracy through specialized intermediate processing.
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AI summary
A control device (24) may comprise a selection allowing unit (30) configured to allow a user to select a specific file among a plurality of files, each of the plurality of files having a file format that is capable of including a plurality of pages worth of data, the specific file including M pages worth of data, and a creating unit (32) configured to create a first file that includes M+N pages worth of data by using N pages worth of scan data created by making a scan executing unit (18) execute scanning of N pages worth of original and the M pages worth of data included in the specific file, the first file including M+N pages worth of data having a same file format as the specific file.