Metadata Setting for Scanned Image Cloud Saving

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image forming apparatuses struggle to set suitable metadata for image data when saving it to cloud services, as the metadata set is often not aligned with the requirements of the cloud service destination.

Innovation Solution

The system receives scanned image data, sets metadata based on learning data associated with the accessible saving destination, and transmits the image data along with the metadata to the appropriate destination, using block division processing and OCR to extract relevant information for metadata generation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If metadata is arbitrarily set in the image forming apparatus, then the image data can be saved to the cloud service, but the set metadata may not be suitable for the cloud service of the saving destination

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability of metadata to cloud serviceVSAvoidease of metadata setting

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining learning data about the cloud service saving destination in advance, and uses this learning data to automatically set appropriate metadata before saving the image data. This preliminary preparation ensures metadata suitability without requiring manual configuration at the time of saving.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The image forming apparatus automatically sets metadata by itself using the learned information from the cloud service destination, without requiring manual intervention from the user. The system serves itself by autonomously determining and applying the appropriate metadata based on the learned characteristics of the target cloud service.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If learning data is used to set metadata automatically, then metadata suitability for cloud service is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability of metadata to cloud serviceVSAvoidcomplexity of metadata setting system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining learning data about the cloud service saving destination in advance, and uses this learning data to automatically set appropriate metadata before saving the image data. This preliminary preparation ensures metadata suitability without requiring manual configuration at the time of saving.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The image forming apparatus automatically sets metadata by itself using the learned information from the cloud service destination, without requiring manual intervention from the user. The system serves itself by autonomously determining and applying the appropriate metadata based on the learned characteristics of the target cloud service.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11303768B2Information processing apparatus and information processing method for setting metadata to image data

Publication Date: 2022.04.12 CANON KK

AI summary

Metadata of scanned image data is set based on learning data associated with a saving destination that can be accessed by a user who is performing an operation.