Dual-Path Image Reading System for Cloud Service Latency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems experience delays between user operation and the start of processing by image reading apparatuses due to processing time in operation information servers and communication delays, making it difficult for users to recognize the initiation of image reading operations in cloud services.
Innovation Solution
A system with a processing unit that accepts user instructions, requests execution via a first communication path, and issues a second execution instruction via a different path, allowing the processing unit to start operations based on the first or second instruction received, thereby reducing the time from user instruction to apparatus operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If reading start information is transmitted via operation information server apparatus, then centralized control and service management are achieved, but processing time and communication delay increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the instruction transmission path into two independent channels: (1) reading start information transmission via the operation information server apparatus for centralized control, and (2) reading instruction transmission via a separate communication path for speed. This segmentation allows both centralized management and rapid execution to coexist without mutual interference.
Solution Approach 2:
The image reading apparatus acts as an intermediary that receives and coordinates two separate instructions: one for reading start information from the operation information server apparatus and another for reading instruction from the operation input device. This intermediary role enables the system to maintain centralized control while achieving fast response through direct communication paths.
2Speed
If dual communication paths are used for instruction transmission, then response time is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image reading apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple communication paths and instruction types. It can receive reading start information from the operation information server apparatus, reading instructions from the operation input device, and coordinate their execution. This universal design consolidates complexity into a single apparatus rather than requiring multiple specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing multiple communication paths and preparing the image reading apparatus to receive different types of instructions. The apparatus is pre-configured to handle both centralized control messages and direct user instructions, enabling rapid response without requiring complex real-time decision-making logic.
3Extent of automation
If processing is delayed for server communication, then centralized service management is maintained, but user recognition of job execution is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the image reading apparatus provides status information back to the operation input device through the communication path. This allows users to recognize job execution in real-time despite the delayed server communication, as the direct communication path enables immediate feedback about the apparatus state and job progress.
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AI summary
A system includes a processing unit for performing processing, an acceptance unit for accepting an execution instruction for the processing unit made by a user, a request unit for, based on acceptance by the acceptance unit, requesting a server via a first communication path to issue a first execution instruction for the processing unit, an issuance unit for, based on acceptance by the acceptance unit, issuing a second execution instruction for the processing unit via a second communication path, a receiving unit for receiving the first execution instruction that the server has issued in response to a request from the request unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting a processing result of the processing unit to a server on the basis of the first execution instruction. The processing unit performs processing in response to either the first execution instruction or the second execution instruction, whichever arrives first.