Image Reading Job Identity Determination and Batch Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing image reading systems, when multiple pages need to be read, the request is often issued individually, leading to prolonged reading times due to the need for end and initialization processes for each page, especially when using TWAIN-standard compliant software and hardware.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that accepts a reading job, determines the identity of subsequent jobs with previous ones, and processes them as a single job when identical, reducing redundant processes and optimizing reading operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a reading job is issued for each page in the WSD using TWAIN standard, then the image reading apparatus can be controlled from application software, but the reading time is prolonged due to end and initialization processes for each page
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual page reading jobs into a single batch reading job. The determination section identifies that subsequent one-page reading jobs are actually part of a multi-page reading request, and the processing section consolidates them into one job, eliminating redundant initialization and end processes between pages while maintaining TWAIN standard compatibility and application software control
2Productivity
If multiple reading jobs are processed individually, then each page can be read separately, but the overall reading time is prolonged due to repeated end and initialization processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual reading jobs into a single batch processing job. The determination section detects that consecutive one-page jobs are actually multi-page requests, and the processing section executes them as one unified job, maintaining the ability to read multiple pages while eliminating the time-consuming end and initialization processes that would otherwise occur between each page
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary determination of job identity before executing reading operations. The determination section analyzes subsequent reading jobs to identify them as part of a batch request before processing, allowing the system to prepare for consolidated execution and avoid redundant initialization processes that would otherwise be required
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a reading job acception section that accepts a reading job; a determination section that, in a case where the reading job acception section accepts a one page reading job subsequent to a previous one page reading job, determines an identity between the reading job and the previously accepted reading job; and a processing section that, in a case where it is determined that the identity with the previously accepted reading job exists as a result of determination of the determination section, processes the reading jobs as one reading job.