Image Forming Device Redistribution Using User Usage History
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems struggle to efficiently re-arrange image forming devices in response to changes in user usage status or device availability, leading to suboptimal device distribution and potential work disruptions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a processor that analyzes usage history data for each user and image forming device, proposing re-arrangements such as device movement or replacement to optimize device distribution based on changing user needs and device functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If image forming devices are arranged in fixed locations, then device distribution is simple, but the system cannot respond to changes in user usage status or device availability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic device arrangement by continuously monitoring usage status changes and device availability, then automatically adjusting device locations and assignments. The system transitions from static fixed arrangements to dynamic real-time adjustments, allowing devices to be reassigned based on current usage patterns and availability status.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop that monitors usage status changes and device availability information, processes this information to determine optimal rearrangements, and executes changes accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the system to adapt to changing conditions and maintain optimal device distribution.
2Productivity
If manual device arrangement is used, then device distribution is simple to manage, but work disruptions occur due to inability to respond to usage changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary monitoring and analysis of usage status changes and device availability information, preparing rearrangement decisions before actual work disruptions occur. By anticipating usage patterns and proactively adjusting device arrangements, the system prevents work interruptions rather than reacting after disruptions begin.
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously monitors usage status changes, analyzes device availability, determines optimal rearrangements, and executes device reassignment without requiring manual intervention. This self-service capability enables rapid response to usage changes, minimizing work disruptions and eliminating delays associated with manual decision-making.
3Reliability
If device arrangement does not consider usage history, then arrangement process is simple, but device distribution becomes suboptimal over time
Solution Approach 1:
The system preliminarily collects, stores, and analyzes usage history data for each user and device before making arrangement decisions. By preparing and processing historical information in advance, the system builds a knowledge base that informs optimal current and future device assignments, ensuring long-term distribution optimality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates usage history feedback into the device arrangement decision-making process, continuously learning from past usage patterns to improve future assignments. This feedback mechanism allows the system to identify optimal device-user matches based on historical data, progressively improving distribution optimality while utilizing previously accumulated information.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: in a state where plural image forming devices are arranged to be distributed into a first place and a second place, the first place in which a specific user exclusively uses the image forming device, and the second place in which plural users share and use the image forming device, in a case where a usage status of a user changes or any of the plural image forming devices arranged changes, propose re-arrangement of the plural image forming devices arranged with reference to a usage history of each function by each user in the plural image forming devices.