Image Storage Device Integrating Sequential Reads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image storage systems lack an efficient method to integrate and store multiple images read from an image reader into a single file, particularly when these images are displayed and processed sequentially, leading to cumbersome manual handling and storage processes.
Innovation Solution
An image storage device with a receiving unit that integrates images read during separate operations into a single file for storage, utilizing a display to manage image selection and storage options, and a memory to store the integrated file, allowing for seamless integration and storage of images read during first and second operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple images are stored separately, then each image can be managed independently, but the storage process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separately read images into a single integrated file for storage. When images are read sequentially from the image reader, the system automatically combines them into one file, eliminating the need for manual separate storage operations and significantly improving storage efficiency while reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary integration of images during the reading process itself. As images are read sequentially, they are pre-integrated into a single file structure before storage is initiated, so that when storage is commanded, the consolidation work is already complete, reducing manual intervention time.
2Ease of operation
If images are integrated into one file, then storage is simplified, but image selection and management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback mechanisms that display thumbnail previews of integrated images and allow users to select specific images for storage or cancellation. This feedback loop enables simple operation where users can visually confirm which images are integrated and make selection decisions without complex management procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary display interface that mediates between the integrated file and the user. This interface presents simplified selection options and visual feedback, allowing users to manage integrated images easily without directly dealing with the underlying complexity of file integration structures.
3Extent of automation
If all read images are stored automatically, then storage process is automated, but unnecessary images may be stored wasting space
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service capabilities where users can review integrated images through display feedback and selectively confirm or cancel storage of specific images. This semi-automated approach maintains high automation levels while allowing users to prevent storage of unnecessary images, avoiding waste of storage space.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial automation by integrating all images but allowing selective storage confirmation. Rather than fully automatic storage of all images, it performs integration for all but requires selective confirmation for final storage, preventing excessive storage of unnecessary images while maintaining substantial automation benefits.
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AI summary
An image storage device includes: a receiving unit that receives a first image read according to a first operation from an image reader and receives a second image read according to a second operation from the image reader, the second operation subsequent to the first operation; a display that displays the first image when the receiving unit receives the first image, and further displays the second image when the receiving unit receives the second image; and a memory that, when the first image and the second image are instructed to be stored in a state where the first image or the second image is displayed on the display, stores a file into which the first image and the second image are integrated.