Image Processing Apparatus Automated Group Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing systems require manual input of communication addresses for registering new devices into a group, which is cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that automatically stores and manages communication addresses of other devices within its group, allowing for automated registration requests and commissions to register new devices, eliminating the need for manual input of all addresses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual input of communication addresses is used for registering new devices into a group, then registration can be completed, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic registration where the image processing apparatus automatically transmits communication addresses to other devices in the group without requiring manual input. The apparatus uses its own communication address to send registration commissions to existing group members, who then automatically register the new device, eliminating manual configuration steps and reducing registration time
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing apparatus stores communication addresses of other group members in advance in its storage unit. When a new device needs to be registered, the apparatus already has the necessary address information ready to transmit, eliminating the need for manual address collection and input during the registration process
2Reliability
If communication addresses of all group devices are manually registered, then complete group registration is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing apparatus acts as an intermediary that manages group registration by transmitting registration commissions to existing group members. Instead of requiring direct manual configuration between all devices, the system uses the apparatus as a central coordinator that automatically distributes address information and manages the registration process, simplifying the overall system complexity while maintaining complete registration
3Productivity
If automated registration is implemented, then registration efficiency is improved, but communication protocol complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the communication address management function from the manual configuration process and implements it as an automated feature within the image processing apparatus. The apparatus automatically transmits its communication address and registration commissions to other group members using standard communication protocols, achieving high registration speed without requiring complex custom communication protocols
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a printing unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The storage unit stores communication addresses of image processing apparatuses in a group to which the apparatus belongs. In response to a request for registration in the group from a different image processing apparatus, the processing unit causes the storage unit to store a communication address of the different image processing apparatus, and transmits a registration commission for registering the communication address of the different image processing apparatus in the group to the image processing apparatuses in the group using the communication addresses stored in the storage unit.