Image Processing Apparatus Power Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing apparatuses inefficiently utilize stored electric power, leading to low usability due to inability to handle jobs with high urgency levels and inefficient energy saving, as they either halt operations or wait for full recharging when stored power is insufficient.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a controlling section that switches between two job implementation modes: one using stored electric power after charging and another using external power immediately, allowing users to set an allowable delay time for job execution based on power availability, ensuring timely and energy-efficient operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the image processing apparatus waits for full recharging of the electrical accumulator before implementing a job, then energy saving efficiency is improved, but job implementation time is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the job implementation strategy based on the charge level of the electrical accumulator and user-defined urgency parameters. When the accumulator has sufficient charge, the system waits for full recharging to maximize energy savings. When the accumulator charge is insufficient and job urgency is high, the system switches to using external power supply to implement the job immediately, thus dynamically optimizing the balance between energy saving and time efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the power supply parameter from solely relying on the electrical accumulator to using external power supply when necessary. By monitoring the charge level of the accumulator and comparing it with the required power for the job, the system adjusts the power source selection parameter to either 'accumulator power' (for energy saving) or 'external power' (for urgent jobs), thereby resolving the contradiction between energy saving and job implementation time.
2Loss of time
If the image processing apparatus uses external power supply to implement a job immediately, then job implementation time is reduced, but energy saving efficiency is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the power supply parameter from solely relying on the electrical accumulator to using external power supply when necessary. By monitoring the charge level of the accumulator and comparing it with the required power for the job, the system adjusts the power source selection parameter to either 'accumulator power' (for energy saving) or 'external power' (for urgent jobs), thereby resolving the contradiction between energy saving and job implementation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the job implementation strategy based on the charge level of the electrical accumulator and user-defined urgency parameters. When the accumulator has sufficient charge, the system waits for full recharging to maximize energy savings. When the accumulator charge is insufficient and job urgency is high, the system switches to using external power supply to implement the job immediately, thus dynamically optimizing the balance between energy saving and time efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the image processing apparatus limits power source to normal electric power only when stored electric power is insufficient, then job implementation flexibility is improved, but usability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user regarding the charge level of the electrical accumulator and the power requirements of the requested job. Based on this feedback, the system automatically determines the appropriate power source and job implementation timing, and communicates this information to the user. This feedback mechanism resolves the contradiction by automatically handling the complex power management decisions, thereby maintaining usability while improving implementation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously manages the power source selection and job scheduling without requiring manual user intervention. It automatically monitors the electrical accumulator charge level, compares it with job power requirements, and decides whether to wait for recharging or use external power supply. This self-service capability improves flexibility while maintaining ease of operation by eliminating the need for users to manually manage power sources.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective use of stored electric power while addressing high-urgency jobs and optimizing energy saving by allowing immediate job execution when necessary, balancing urgency and energy efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
an electrical accumulator section (25) to store electric power generated by the electric generator section (24)
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus that can implement a job by effectively employing the charged electric power, generated and stored by the locally-equipped power generator, and can cope with such a job whose urgency level is specifically high. The apparatus includes a job implementing section to implement a job in regard to image data; an electric generator section; an electrical accumulator section; and a controlling section to change a job implementation mode between a first job implementation mode, in which the job is implemented by employing the electrical accumulator section after the electrical accumulator section is sufficiently charged by an electric power generated by the electric generator section, and a second job implementation mode, in which the job is instantaneously implemented by employing an external electric power source, when an amount of electric power charge, stored in the electrical accumulator section, is in short supply for implementing the job.