Image Processing Apparatus User Identification Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
In image processing systems, transferring image data between devices on a network is inconvenient due to the need for recipients to know the storage location and perform complex operations to retrieve data, especially when multiple storage boxes are distributed across devices.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system that includes an input section for user identification, a registration section for associating image data with user information, and a search section that allows users to input recipient identification to search and output image data without knowing the storage location, using a network-connected architecture to manage and transmit the data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If image data is stored in distributed storage boxes across multiple devices, then data security and user-specific storage are improved, but the ease of operation for recipients to retrieve data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that manages the correspondence between recipient identification information and storage locations. This intermediary layer allows recipients to search for and retrieve data using only their identification information, without needing to know the complex distributed storage structure, thus maintaining security while improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the recipient identification information and uses this copy as the search key across the network. Instead of requiring recipients to navigate the actual storage structure, the system copies and distributes the identification information to multiple devices, enabling simple retrieval while maintaining the original distributed secure storage structure
2Reliability
If recipients must know the storage location to retrieve image data, then data security is improved, but the productivity of data transfer deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-distributing the recipient identification information to multiple devices before the actual data retrieval occurs. This preliminary distribution of search keys enables recipients to immediately search and retrieve data without first needing to determine storage locations, thus improving productivity while maintaining security through the identification-based access control
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary mechanism manages the mapping between recipient identification and storage locations, allowing the system to maintain security through controlled access while improving productivity by enabling direct search and retrieval operations without manual location determination
3Reliability
If complex operations are required to select and output image data from storage boxes, then data security is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential access element (recipient identification information) from the complex storage and retrieval process. By separating the identification function from the storage location management, the system allows users to simply input their identification information without dealing with complex storage box selections or file navigation, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary system handles the complex operations of matching recipient identification with storage locations and file names. This intermediary layer absorbs the complexity of data security management, allowing end users to perform simple identification-based searches without needing to understand or interact with the complex security and storage management mechanisms
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus comprises an input section which inputs a user identification information; and a registration section which registers an image data in association with the user identification information.