Image Forming Device Setting Transfer Consistency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Inconsistencies and unintended dependency relationships may occur when transferring setting information from one multifunction device to another, especially when only a portion of the setting information is transferred and dependency relationships already exist in the destination device.

Innovation Solution

An image forming device with a processor that updates the transferred setting information to maintain consistency by determining dependency relationships and either updating or deleting existing setting data to align with the new information, ensuring that the dependency relationships are preserved.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If setting information is transferred from one multifunction device to another, then the transfer speed and ease of configuration is improved, but inconsistencies and unintended dependency relationships may occur in the setting information

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransfer speedVSAvoidconsistency of setting information

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of dependency relationships among setting items before completing the transfer. It identifies which setting items depend on transferred items and prepares update strategies in advance, ensuring that dependencies are properly maintained without compromising transfer speed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring the transferred setting information and detecting inconsistencies or broken dependency relationships. When issues are detected, the system automatically triggers updates or corrections to restore consistency, ensuring reliable configuration transfer

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If only a portion of setting information is transferred to maintain selective configuration, then the adaptability to specific device needs is improved, but the risk of creating dependency inconsistencies increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveselective configurationVSAvoiddependency relationship management

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments setting information into distinct items with identified dependency relationships. By analyzing and managing dependencies at the individual item level rather than treating all settings as a monolithic block, the system can selectively transfer only necessary portions while maintaining integrity of dependency chains

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs partial transfers of only the necessary setting items rather than complete transfers, but compensates by performing excessive analysis of dependency relationships to ensure that the partial transfer does not create inconsistencies. This selective approach with thorough dependency checking maintains adaptability while managing complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11126386B2Image forming device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing system

Publication Date: 2021.09.21 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An image forming device includes a processor configured to, when at least a portion of setting information of another image forming device is acquired as transfer information that is new setting information for the image forming device, and setting information having a dependency relationship with the transfer information already exists in the image forming device, update the transfer information in such a way that consistency of the setting information having the dependency relationship is maintained.