Duplicate Image Detection via Embedded ID in Process Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing process executing systems fail to detect when image data is generated from the same output material, leading to potential duplication of documents, such as travel expense applications, which can result in unnecessary processing and administrative issues.
Innovation Solution
A process executing system that includes a communicator and a duplication detector, where the communicator transmits output data with identification information to the apparatus, and the duplication detector analyzes this information to identify and prevent duplicate document submissions by comparing the identification information of received image data with stored data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the system processes image data without duplicate detection, then processing speed is maintained, but duplicate documents are not detected leading to administrative errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by attaching identification information (such as image codes, barcodes, or metadata) to the output material during the printing process. This identification information is embedded in advance, allowing the duplication detector to later compare and identify duplicate documents without adding complex real-time analysis capabilities to the processing system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses identification information that is copied from the output material (such as document IDs, barcodes, or image codes) to detect duplicates. Instead of analyzing the entire image content, the system extracts and compares these copied identification elements, significantly reducing the complexity of the duplication detection process while maintaining high accuracy.
2Reliability
If the system implements duplication detection using identification information, then duplicate documents are detected, but processing time increases due to additional analysis steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary identification information from the image data for duplicate detection, rather than analyzing the entire image content. This extraction approach isolates the critical detection elements (such as document IDs, barcodes, or image codes) and compares only these extracted elements, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high duplicate detection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The identification information is prepared and attached in advance during the output material generation process. This preliminary preparation means that when the image data is received, the system only needs to extract and compare pre-formatted identification elements rather than performing complex image analysis, thereby minimizing the time loss associated with duplicate detection.
3Reliability
If no identification information is attached to output material, then the printing process is simple, but the system cannot detect duplicate image data
Solution Approach 1:
The identification information serves multiple functions: it acts as a unique identifier for the output material, enables duplicate detection, and can potentially provide other metadata about the document. This multi-functional approach allows the printing process to incorporate identification elements without requiring separate systems for each function, maintaining relative simplicity while enabling robust duplicate detection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copied identification information (such as existing document IDs, barcodes, or image codes) that are already present on or associated with the output material. By leveraging these pre-existing copied elements rather than requiring entirely new identification systems, the printing process maintains simplicity while gaining duplicate detection capability.
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AI summary
A process executing system for receiving image data of an output material from an apparatus and processing the output material, the process executing system comprising a communicator and a duplicate detector. The communicator is configured to transmit, in response to a request from the apparatus, to the apparatus, output data of the output material including identification information of the output material, and is configured to receive image data generated by reading the output material by the apparatus, the output material being the output data printed by the apparatus. The duplicate detector is configured to detect a generation of the image data from a same output material as the output material, based on the identification information of the output material attached in the image data received by the communicator.