Image Sending Apparatus Server-Side Method Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image sending apparatuses often send data using methods that do not suit the receiver's needs, as the selection is based on pre-registered methods that may not account for changes in the receiver's equipment or location.
Innovation Solution
An image sending system with a server that records and updates sending method specification information for each receiver, allowing image sending apparatuses to select and use the preferred method indicated by the receiver, prioritizing methods executable on the apparatus and ensuring data is sent via the most suitable method.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the sender selects the sending method from pre-registered methods in the image sending apparatus, then the sending operation is simple and quick, but the sending method may not suit the receiver's needs when the receiver's equipment or location changes
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver performs preliminary action by specifying their preferred sending method in advance and registering it with the server. This allows the receiver to prepare their preferences before actually receiving image data, so when the sender sends data, the system can automatically apply the receiver's pre-specified method without requiring the sender to know about the receiver's equipment changes
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the sender and receiver. It stores the receiver's preferred sending method specifications and provides this information to the image sending apparatus when needed. This intermediary mechanism allows the sender's apparatus to automatically adapt to the receiver's preferences without direct communication or manual updates
2Productivity
If the image sending apparatus uses pre-registered sending methods, then the sending process is straightforward, but the image data may not be received properly if the receiver's receiving equipment has been changed
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by having the receiver specify their preferred sending method and register it with the server. This feedback loop ensures that the sending apparatus can adapt to the receiver's current equipment and preferences, improving delivery reliability while maintaining efficient automated sending operations
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AI summary
An image sending system including a server and a plurality of image sending apparatuses. The server (i) receives sending method specification information specified by a receiver and indicating a sending method for image data addressed to the receiver, (ii) records the sending method specification information and an identifier of the receiver in association with each other, (iii) and receives updated sending method specification information and rewrites the recorded sending method specification information with the updated sending method specification information. Each image sending apparatus (i) receives a selection of an identifier of a receiver of image data to be sent, (ii) obtains from the server the recorded sending method specification information and identification of the receiver, and (iii) when the identifier of receiver in the received selection matches the obtained identifier of receiver, sends the image data 505 by the sending method indicated by the obtained sending method specification information.