Image Processing Apparatus SSID Function Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing apparatuses, such as printers and scanners, require dedicated applications for setting function restrictions like access restrictions during communication with external devices via Wi-Fi Direct, making it complicated to perform function settings related to jobs.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system that uses multiple SSIDs and associated functions stored in an access control setting table, allowing users to easily set and infer function settings without installing dedicated applications, by providing interfaces for selecting SSIDs based on character strings that indicate available functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If dedicated applications are installed on external devices to set function restrictions, then function settings can be performed, but the operation becomes complicated and requires additional software installation
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing apparatus itself provides the function setting capability through its operation panel, eliminating the need for external dedicated applications. The apparatus serves itself by allowing direct configuration of access restrictions and job-related functions through its own interface, making the external device unnecessary for setting purposes
Solution Approach 2:
The operation panel of the image processing apparatus is designed to handle multiple functions including both apparatus operation and function setting for external device communication. This multi-functional design allows the same interface to configure access restrictions, printing functions, and other job-related settings without requiring separate dedicated applications
2Ease of operation
If multiple SSIDs are configured with different function associations, then function settings can be easily performed without dedicated applications, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication identification is segmented into multiple SSIDs, each associated with specific function settings. This segmentation allows different function configurations (e.g., color printing prohibition, forced duplex printing) to be distributed across different SSIDs, making it easier to manage and select appropriate settings without complex configurations
Solution Approach 2:
Each SSID is assigned specific local quality characteristics in terms of function associations. Rather than having a single uniform communication channel, each SSID has tailored function restrictions and settings suited for particular usage scenarios, allowing users to select the most appropriate SSID for their specific needs
3Adaptability or versatility
If function settings are performed through the apparatus operation panel, then no dedicated application is needed, but the apparatus requires additional processing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The operation panel is designed with universal functionality to handle both traditional apparatus operation and new function setting capabilities for external device communication. The same hardware interface is extended to provide configuration options for access restrictions and job-related functions, eliminating the need for separate dedicated applications while maintaining apparatus versatility
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a data processing part that performs image processing of image data, a setting part that sets multiple wireless communication identifiers and functions related to image processing that are respectively associated with the multiple wireless communication identifiers wherein these wireless communication identifies are stored in a storage part, a communication part that establishes a communication with at least one of the external devices using one of the wireless communication identifiers such that the established communication is related to the one of the wireless communication identifiers, wherein the one of the external devices is defined as a connected external device, and the one of the wireless communication identifiers is defined as a related ID, when an image processing job is acquired via the communication part, the control part controls the image processing at the data processing part based on the function associated with the related ID.