Image Processing System Transport Stabilization Delay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large documents during transport are prone to jamming, leading to wasted medium due to skewing and increased maximum processing time, which existing image processing systems struggle to minimize effectively.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system with a processor that delays starting the image formation on a medium until a predetermined transport distance or time has been exceeded after scanning begins, set as a threshold to stabilize document transport, thereby reducing the likelihood of jamming and medium wastage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If image formation starts concurrently with document scanning to reduce maximum processing time, then productivity is improved, but document jamming occurs more frequently due to transport instability
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary stabilization of document transport by waiting for a predetermined period or distance before starting image formation. This preliminary action ensures the document is stable during transport, preventing skewing and jamming while still maintaining efficient processing by not delaying beyond what is necessary for stabilization.
2Loss of substance
If image formation starts immediately after scanning begins to minimize medium usage, then medium waste is reduced, but document skewing increases leading to more jamming
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary stabilization by introducing a controlled delay period before image formation begins. This delay is calibrated to be sufficient for document stabilization but minimal enough to prevent excessive medium consumption, achieving an optimal balance between medium efficiency and transport stability.
3Reliability
If a longer waiting period is introduced before image formation to stabilize document transport, then document jamming is reduced, but maximum processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system optimizes the waiting period parameters by setting specific time or distance thresholds that are sufficient for document stabilization but minimal for maintaining productivity. This parameter optimization ensures the longest necessary wait is not exceeded, balancing reliability improvement with productivity preservation.
4Productivity
If document transport speed is increased to improve productivity, then processing time is reduced, but document skewing and jamming become more likely
Solution Approach 1:
When high-speed transport is selected, the system automatically extends the stabilization waiting period before image formation begins. This preliminary stabilization action compensates for the increased risk of skewing at higher speeds, ensuring document stability is maintained even during high-productivity operations.
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AI summary
An image processing system includes one or more processors configured to, when a document as a scanning target travels and concurrently an image of the document being scanned in is formed on a medium, issue an instruction to start formation of the image on the medium after a transport distance traveled by the document or an elapsed time exceeds a threshold after scanning of the document starts, the threshold being set as a distance or a period for stabilizing transport of the document.