Image Processing Device Job Linking and Correction Item Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing devices fail to automatically adjust for paper shrinking due to fusing heat in additional print jobs, requiring manual recalibration of image shift and magnification settings each time a job is printed, which is inefficient and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device with a job entry unit, link setter, association setter, and additional item setter that associates common items between jobs and allows for correction item information to be entered for paper shrinking adjustments, enabling automatic integration of these adjustments into the printing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If link setting is performed to associate sketch job and additional print job, then common items can be managed together, but independent adjustment of correction items for paper shrinking is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments job settings into two categories: common items (image shift, magnification) managed through link setting, and correction items (correction image shift, correction magnification) managed independently through additional items. This segmentation allows both bulk management and specific adjustments to coexist without conflict.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to job settings by introducing correction items that operate alongside original items. This dimensional expansion allows the system to handle both linked common settings and independent correction settings simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between unified management and flexible adjustment.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual adjustment of image shift and magnification is performed for each job, then paper shrinking can be compensated, but time and effort are significantly consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining correction items with appropriate correction values that compensate for paper shrinking. These correction settings are prepared in advance and can be automatically applied to multiple jobs through link setting, eliminating the need for manual adjustment each time while maintaining positioning accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by allowing correction item settings from one job to be replicated and applied to associated jobs through link setting. This copying mechanism preserves the precise correction values needed for image positioning accuracy while dramatically reducing the time required to set up multiple jobs.
3Manufacturing precision
If correction items are added to additional print job, then paper shrinking can be corrected, but job configuration becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by making the job configuration structure flexible and adaptive. Correction items are dynamically added only where needed (in additional print jobs associated with sketch jobs), while maintaining the standard structure for common items. This dynamic approach allows precision correction without permanently complicating the overall configuration structure.
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AI summary
An image processing device includes a job entry unit, a link setter, an association setter, an additional item setter, and a controller. The job entry unit enters jobs. The link setter associates the jobs entered by the job entry unit. The association setter associates one or more items common to the associated jobs. The additional item setter adds an additional item to one of the jobs, the additional item being for entering correction item information for correcting item information of a predetermined item among the one or more items associated by the association setter. The controller performs the jobs based on (i) item information of the one or more items associated by the association setter and (ii) additional item information of the additional item added by the additional item setter.