Function Module Backup for Image Processing Environment Duplication
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Solution Overview
Problem
In image processing systems with plug-in mechanisms, duplicating the processing environment of an error-affected apparatus at a remote location is challenging due to varying function modules installed across different apparatuses, making system support difficult.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system with a backup unit that stores and restores function modules using an external storage device, allowing for duplication of the processing environment in another apparatus by detecting and installing the necessary modules based on backup data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If each image processing apparatus is installed with different function modules according to user requirements, then the adaptability and customization of the system is improved, but the difficulty of duplicating the processing environment for error analysis increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a backup of the function module installation environment by copying the list of installed modules and their versions from the error-affected apparatus to a remote apparatus. This allows accurate duplication of the processing environment without requiring physical copying of all function modules, thereby maintaining customization while simplifying environment duplication for error analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential information about installed function modules (module names and versions) from the complex environment configuration. By taking out only the necessary module identification data rather than the entire environment configuration, the system achieves simplified environment duplication while preserving the ability to replicate customized function modules.
2Ease of operation
If all image processing apparatuses are installed with identical functions, then the ease of duplicating the processing environment is improved, but the flexibility to optimize according to user requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by creating a backup of the function module installation list before error analysis is needed. This backup contains information about all installed modules and their versions, allowing the remote apparatus to be configured with the exact same function modules in advance, thus achieving easy environment duplication while maintaining the flexibility of customized installations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses feedback from the error-affected apparatus by obtaining the list of installed function modules from its memory and transmitting this information to the remote apparatus. This feedback mechanism enables the remote apparatus to automatically configure the correct function modules, achieving easy environment duplication without sacrificing the flexibility of user-specific optimizations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If function modules are installed and uninstalled dynamically, then the adaptability of the system is improved, but the difficulty of tracking and restoring specific module configurations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by having the error-affected apparatus automatically generate and transmit its own module installation list to the remote apparatus. The system uses the apparatus's own memory to store configuration information and automatically retrieves it for backup purposes, eliminating the need for manual tracking or external intervention in the module configuration tracking process.
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AI summary
Each of a plurality of image processing apparatuses includes a module storing unit that stores therein a registered function module and a backup unit that backs up the stored function module and restores a function module based on backup data of the function module. An external storage device stores therein the backup data of the function module. When an error occurs in a first image processing apparatus, the backup unit of a second image processing apparatus restores the function module corresponding to the first image processing apparatus based on the backup data of the function module stored in the external storage device.