Image Forming Apparatus Automatic Continuous Read-in Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing image forming apparatuses require manual setting for the continuous read-in function for each job, leading to inconvenience and potential errors in transmission, especially in facsimile transmission, where erroneous single-page transmissions can occur and incur unnecessary communication costs.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus automatically switches to continuous read-in mode only when necessary, based on predefined conditions such as the type of transmission method and document handling mode, eliminating the need for manual setting and preventing erroneous single-page transmissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual setting for continuous read-in function is required for each job, then the function can be precisely controlled, but user convenience deteriorates and potential errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The image forming apparatus automatically determines whether to execute continuous read-in based on the specified transmission destination, eliminating the need for manual user setting. The system serves itself by autonomously judging the appropriate read-in mode based on job parameters, thereby improving user convenience while maintaining transmission accuracy through programmatic logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus pre-configures the continuous read-in function by automatically enabling it when the transmission destination is a facsimile machine, and disabling it for other destinations. This preliminary automatic configuration prevents erroneous single-page transmissions before they occur, eliminating the need for manual intervention while ensuring reliable multi-page transmission when needed.
2Ease of operation
If continuous read-in function is always enabled by default, then user input is reduced, but erroneous single-page transmissions may occur and communication costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different read-in modes based on the specific transmission destination type. Continuous read-in is enabled only for facsimile transmissions where multi-page transmission is needed, while other transmission types use standard read-in mode. This localized application of the continuous read-in function reduces unnecessary communication costs while maintaining ease of operation through automatic determination.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of always enabling continuous read-in (excessive action), the system enables it partially only when the transmission destination is a facsimile machine. This partial application avoids unnecessary communication costs for non-fax transmissions while still providing the convenience of automatic operation for fax jobs where multi-page transmission is required.
3Reliability
If continuous read-in is used for all transmission types, then multi-page transmission is ensured, but unnecessary communication costs are incurred for single-page transmissions
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies continuous read-in mode selectively based on the transmission destination type. For facsimile transmissions, continuous read-in is enabled to ensure reliable multi-page transmission. For other transmission types, standard read-in mode is used, avoiding unnecessary communication costs. This localized quality approach ensures multi-page transmission assurance only where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses continuous read-in partially only for facsimile transmissions rather than for all transmission types. This partial application ensures multi-page transmission reliability for fax jobs while avoiding excessive communication costs for single-page or non-fax transmissions, achieving cost-effective operation.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus (100) includes a document conveyance portion (5), an image reading portion (4) that performs feed reading-in in which a document as conveyed is read or table reading-in in which a document on a table is read, a job execution portion (7) that, based on image data, performs a job, an operation panel (6) that accepts setting of a destination, and a control portion (1). In a continuous read-in mode, the control portion (1) performs control so that reading-in of a document as placed is continuously performed until an input to end reading-in is made. When an automatic continuous read-in condition is satisfied, the control portion (1) performs control so that the image reading portion (4) and the job execution portion (7) automatically operate in the continuous read-in mode. The automatic continuous read-in condition is that table reading-in has been started in a state where a destination corresponding to a particular transmission method is set.