Image Processing Apparatus Communication Protocol Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing apparatuses require repetitive user approval for communication connections across different wireless protocols, leading to inconvenience when multiple protocols are supported by both devices, as each protocol requires separate registration and approval processes.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that allows a single approval process for communication connections across various protocols, using a user interface to register and manage IDs for approved connections, enabling automatic protocol switching without additional user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the image processing apparatus supports multiple wireless protocols for communication, then the adaptability and versatility of the apparatus is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring separate approval procedures for each protocol
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the approval processes for multiple wireless protocols into a single unified approval mechanism. When a connection request is received from an external apparatus, the system checks whether the apparatus ID has been previously approved regardless of which protocol is used. This combines multiple separate approval procedures into one, allowing the same external apparatus to connect using different protocols without requiring repeated user approval, thus resolving the contradiction between multi-protocol support and operational convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal approval mechanism that functions across all wireless protocols supported by the image processing apparatus. The approval system is designed to be protocol-agnostic, storing approved apparatus IDs in a manner that applies universally to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other wireless communication protocols. This universal approach allows a single approval to enable connections through any supported protocol, eliminating the need for protocol-specific approval procedures
2Reliability
If the image processing apparatus requires separate approval for each wireless protocol connection, then the security and reliability of communication is improved, but the loss of time increases due to repetitive approval procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by obtaining user approval in advance for an external apparatus before actual communication occurs. The system stores the approved apparatus ID and protocol information beforehand. When the same external apparatus subsequently initiates a connection request through a different protocol, the system retrieves the pre-stored approval information and automatically permits the connection without requiring repeated user confirmation. This preliminary approval mechanism maintains security while eliminating repetitive approval procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by replicating the approval status across different protocols. When an external apparatus is approved through one protocol, the system copies this approval status to other protocols supported by both apparatuses. The approved apparatus ID is stored and referenced across protocol boundaries, allowing the system to reuse the original approval decision for subsequent connection attempts using different protocols, thereby reducing time loss while maintaining security
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AI summary
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus comprising: communication circuitry configured to perform communication based on one selected among a plurality of communication protocols; a storage configured to register identification (ID) information based on the communication protocols of an external apparatus; and at least one processor configured to control the communication circuitry to selectively permit communication connection with the external apparatus based on a first protocol if a request for the communication connection based on the first protocol from among the plurality of communication protocols is received from the external apparatus, the request comprising a first ID corresponding to the first protocol and a second ID corresponding to a second protocol different from the first protocol, and the at least one processor configured to permit the communication connection with the external apparatus based on the first protocol if it is determined that at least one of the first ID and the second ID has been registered in the storage.