Image Forming Device Web-Based Processing Expansion
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing image forming systems, users must pre-download an application program on the terminal device to add additional processing capacity to the image forming device, which is inconvenient and limits flexibility.
Innovation Solution
An image forming system where the controller in the image forming device transmits an addition URL to the terminal device, allowing users to access an additional web page to increase the processing capacity by adding more printable pages without the need for a pre-installed application, enabling seamless expansion of printing capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pre-installed application program is required on the terminal device to add processing amount, then the image forming device can control the processing amount, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users must download and install applications in advance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the application program from the terminal device and relocates it to the image forming device. The image forming device now hosts the addition web page and processes addition operations directly, eliminating the need for users to install applications on their terminals. This extraction resolves the contradiction by simplifying terminal requirements while maintaining control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an addition web page as an intermediary between the user and the image forming device. Instead of requiring direct application installation on the terminal, users access the web page through a browser, and the image forming device processes the addition operations. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction by providing ease of operation through web access while maintaining processing control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the processing amount is fixed and cannot be increased, then the system is simple to manage, but the adaptability deteriorates because users cannot add additional processing capacity when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed processing amount into a dynamic, adjustable parameter. The image forming device now supports both initial processing amount setting and subsequent addition operations through the addition web page. This dynamic adjustment capability resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity through centralized control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the image forming device multi-functional by enabling it to handle both the initial image forming process and the addition of processing amounts. The device serves multiple purposes: executing printing tasks and managing processing capacity expansion. This universality resolves the contradiction by providing adaptability without requiring separate systems for each function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users must download application programs to add processing capacity, then the image forming device can expand its capability, but the ease of operation worsens due to additional installation steps required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the addition functionality from the terminal device and relocates it to the image forming device. The addition web page is hosted on the image forming device, allowing users to add processing capacity through web browser access without downloading or installing applications on their terminals. This extraction resolves the contradiction by maintaining adaptability while significantly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical application installation process with a web-based interaction system. Instead of requiring users to download and install application programs on their terminals, the system uses web pages and browsers to enable addition operations. This substitution resolves the contradiction by maintaining the ability to expand processing capacity while eliminating the complexity of application installation.
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AI summary
An image forming device performs controlling an image forming engine to perform an image forming process within a processing amount, and transmitting an addition URL to a terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device. The processing amount decreases as the image forming process is performed. The addition URL corresponds to an addition web page to receive an addition operation to add an additional processing amount to the processing amount. The addition web page is a web page configured to receive the addition operation by being displayed on the terminal device. The image forming device controls the image forming engine to form images within an increased processing amount when the increasing operation is received through the addition web page displayed on the terminal device based on access to the addition URL.