Information Processing System Job Execution Conflict Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in recognizing and handling events that prevent job execution during standby periods in information processing systems, as these events are detected as errors only at the time of execution, making it challenging to address the issue before the job is executed.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system with processors that identify changes in settings made by one user and their impact on scheduled jobs by another user, transmitting notifications before job execution to alert users of potential impacts and provide handling information to prevent execution issues.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a job is scheduled for execution during a standby period, then the job can be executed at a later time, but events preventing execution may occur without user recognition until execution time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvejob execution reliabilityVSAvoiduser awareness of execution-preventing events

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of events that may prevent job execution during the standby period. The notification generation unit creates notifications about these detected events before the job execution time, allowing users to take corrective actions in advance rather than discovering problems only when execution fails.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism by notifying users of events that may prevent job execution. This feedback loop provides users with information about the status of their scheduled jobs and potential issues, enabling them to respond appropriately before execution time to ensure reliable job completion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple users can remotely operate the information processing apparatus, then operational flexibility is improved, but conflicts between user settings may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveremote operation flexibilityVSAvoidjob execution reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The notification generation unit provides feedback to users whose jobs may be affected by setting changes. When one user changes apparatus settings, the system identifies and notifies other users with scheduled jobs about potential impacts, allowing them to adjust their settings or be aware of conflicts before execution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system takes preliminary anti-action by notifying users of potential setting conflicts before they affect job execution. This allows users to make counter-adjustments to their settings or be prepared for execution issues, preventing the harmful effect of setting conflicts on job reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Data Source

PatentUS20250021276A1Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2025.01.16 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing system includes one or plural processors configured to, when a change is made to setting of an information processing apparatus by a first user, identify contents of the change and contents of a job for the information processing apparatus scheduled by a second user, prior to the change, to be executed, and transmit, prior to execution of the job, a notification based on whether or not the change will impact the execution of the job.