Information Processing Apparatus for Document and Image Data Linkage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing remote conference systems lack efficient management of correspondence between document data and image data, particularly for personal verification documents, which are crucial for membership registration and other applications, leading to difficulties in linking and storing relevant information.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus connected via a communication network that includes an image data storage unit for personal verification information and a document data storage unit, with a receiving unit to manage transmission requests and a transmitting unit to associate identification information for image and document data, ensuring proper linkage and storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If remote conference systems are used to capture and transmit personal verification documents, then document verification capability is improved, but data management and linkage between document data and image data becomes complex and difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedocument verification capabilityVSAvoiddata management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an information processing apparatus as an intermediary between the communication terminal and the storage system. This apparatus receives transmission requests, manages the association between document data and image data, and handles the linkage through identification information, thereby simplifying the overall data management complexity while maintaining verification reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the data management function into distinct components: document data storage, image data storage, and association management. By separating these functions and using identification information as a linking mechanism, the system reduces management complexity while ensuring reliable document verification

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If identification information is associated between image data and document data, then data linkage efficiency is improved, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata linkage efficiencyVSAvoidinformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses identification information as a copying mechanism to link document data and image data. Instead of directly managing complex relationships between entire data sets, the system creates and manages simplified identification copies that represent the linkage, thereby improving data linkage efficiency while controlling processing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If transmission requests are received and processed, then data transmission capability is improved, but system operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission capabilityVSAvoidsystem operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The information processing apparatus automatically handles transmission request processing, including receiving requests, managing data associations, and coordinating transmissions. This self-service approach improves data transmission capability while masking the operational complexity from users, as the system manages the complex processes automatically

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9479729B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, communication terminal, and communication system
Publication Date: 2016.10.25 RICOH CO LTD
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus is disclosed, which is communicatively connected to a communication terminal, and which is accessible to an image data storage unit and a document data storage unit. The information processing apparatus further includes a receiving unit; and a transmitting unit which, when a transmission request is received by the receiving unit, transmits, to the communication terminal, screen data in which are associated identification information of image data when owner identification information linked to document data stored in the document data storage unit is linked to the image data stored in the image data storage unit or information indicating non-registration when owner identification information linked to the document data stored in the document data storage unit is not linked to the image data stored in the image data storage unit, and identification information of the document data stored in the document data storage unit.