Input Screen Recording for Image-Forming Operation Logs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems fail to effectively store and manage operation logs of image forming apparatuses in a form other than text, limiting the ability to associate and visualize operation logs with printed image data.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that stores operation logs as moving images or still images of user input procedures on the input screen, synthesizes these with printed image data, and executes protection processes to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information, while managing data storage efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If operation logs are stored as text data, then storage efficiency is maintained, but visualization and intuitiveness of operation details are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy (screenshot or moving image) of the input screen showing the operation procedure. This visual copy serves as an alternative representation of the operation log, providing intuitive visualization without storing excessive detailed text information. The visual copy captures the essential operation context while maintaining manageable storage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing step that generates visual representations (screenshots or moving images) from the actual input screen data. This intermediary visual form acts as a mediator between the raw operation data and the final stored log, providing intuitive visualization while controlling storage consumption through selective visual capture rather than comprehensive text recording.
2Loss of information
If detailed operation logs are stored, then operation details are well-documented, but data transmission load increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of transmitting complete detailed operation logs, the system transmits a visual copy (screenshot or moving image) that captures the essential operation information. This visual copy conveys the necessary operation details in a compressed format, reducing transmission load while maintaining information adequacy for operational review and analysis.
3Adaptability or versatility
If operation logs are stored in traditional text format, then storage management is simple, but association with printed image data is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the operation log visualization with the printed image data by using the same visual format (screenshot or moving image) for both. This merging allows direct association and comparison between the operation performed and the resulting printed output, enhancing adaptability for operational review while maintaining manageable complexity through unified data handling.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes at least one processor configured to cause a storage unit to store, in association: generated data that is generated based on an input made by a user on an input screen of an information processing apparatus; and input screen data that is a moving image or a plurality of still images showing a record of an input procedure of the user on the input screen.