File Format Conversion for Multi-Page Print Job Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mediation servers cannot perform specific printing operations, such as duplex printing, on JPEG-format files containing multiple pages as a single job, due to treating each page as a separate file.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device with a communication unit and controller that converts selected first-format files containing single pages into a second-format file allowing multiple pages, enabling the transmission of a single print job to an external device for processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each individual JPEG-format file containing a single page is treated as a single job by the mediation server, then the server can process files according to its specifications, but specific printing operations such as duplex printing cannot be performed on multiple pages as a single job
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual JPEG-format files (each containing a single page) into a single PDF-format file that contains multiple pages. This allows the mediation server to process multiple pages as a single job, enabling specific printing operations such as duplex printing to be performed on the entire multi-page document rather than being limited to single-page processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a format conversion process as an intermediary step between receiving individual JPEG files and transmitting them to the external device. By converting the collection of single-page JPEG files into a multi-page PDF file, the system creates an intermediate format that is compatible with the external device's requirement for single-job multi-page processing, thereby resolving the incompatibility between server specifications and device capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If the mediation server processes each file individually according to its specifications, then file processing is straightforward, but it is not possible to perform specific printing operations required to process data containing multiple pages as a single job
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary format conversion before transmission to the external device. By converting multiple single-page JPEG files into a single multi-page PDF file in advance, the system ensures that the external device receives a file format that supports reliable execution of specific printing operations such as duplex printing, while the server continues to operate with its simple individual file processing approach.
3Productivity
If multiple single-page files are transmitted separately to the external device, then each file can be processed independently, but the external device cannot generate a single print job for multiple pages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual JPEG files into a single PDF file that contains all pages. This merged format allows the external device to generate a single print job encompassing all pages, thereby improving print job efficiency and reducing the number of separate processing operations required, while the server maintains its capability to handle individual files independently during the conversion process.
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AI summary
An information processing device including a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device on an Internet, the external device being configured to generate a single print job based on a single file received from the information processing device and provide the generated print job to a printer, and a controller configured to select one or more first-format files, each of which is in a first format configured such that an individual file in the first format contains a single page, cause a converter to convert the selected one or more first-format files into a single second-format file, the second-format file being in a second format configured to allow an individual file in the second format to contain a plurality of pages, and control the communication unit to transmit the single second-format file acquired through the conversion, to the external device.