Electronic Imprinting Device Using Guide Character Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for digitizing documents with electronic imprints are cumbersome, requiring printing, imprinting, and scanning, and lack efficient mechanisms for secure and permission-based electronic imprinting without the need for a scanner.
Innovation Solution
An electronic imprinting device with a display, operation unit, recognition processing unit, storage unit, and imprint processing unit that recognizes guide characters in document data to automatically affix imprint images at designated positions, ensuring secure and efficient electronic imprinting without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If electronic imprinting is performed without a scanner by directly processing document data, then the productivity is improved and loss of time is reduced, but the reliability of permission-based imprinting may worsen without proper authentication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical scanning system with direct image processing of document data. The image sensor captures the document image directly, and the imprint processing unit applies electronic imprints to the captured image data without requiring physical scanning, thereby improving productivity while maintaining security through digital permission verification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy of the document through image capture and processes the imprint on the copied image data. The imprint processing unit generates imprinted image data from the captured document image, allowing electronic imprinting to be performed on digital copies rather than requiring physical document handling and scanning
2Reliability
If a scanner is used for finger authentication before imprinting, then the reliability of permission-based imprinting is improved, but the device complexity and loss of time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the finger authentication function with the document imaging function. The image sensor serves dual purposes: capturing the document image and reading the finger authentication pattern. The authentication result is then used to control the imprint processing, combining security verification with document processing in a single integrated system
Solution Approach 2:
The image sensor is designed to perform multiple functions: document image capture, finger pattern recognition for authentication, and guiding the imprint position. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate authentication devices while maintaining security, reducing device complexity and processing time
3Manufacturing precision
If manual positioning of imprint data is required, then the manufacturing precision of imprint placement is improved, but the ease of operation and productivity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic imprint positioning using the guide character recognition function. The recognition processing unit automatically identifies the guide character in the document image and determines the optimal imprint position, eliminating the need for manual positioning operations. This self-service approach maintains high placement accuracy while significantly improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The guide character serves as an intermediary element that facilitates automatic imprint positioning. The recognition processing unit detects the guide character and uses it as a reference point to calculate and position the imprint accurately. This intermediary mechanism enables automated high-precision imprint placement without requiring manual intervention
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AI summary
An electronic imprinting device includes a display, an operation unit, a recognition processing unit, a storage unit, and an imprint processing unit. The display performs a display. The operation unit accepts an operation of a user. The recognition processing unit recognizes a character included in first document data and detects a guide character that indicates an imprinting position. The storage unit stores imprint data representing an imprint. The imprint processing unit, when the recognition processing unit recognizes that the first document data includes the guide character, generates second document data as data to which an imprint image represented by the imprint data is affixed at a position of the guide character, the second document data including a content of the first document data.