Information Processing Apparatus Job History Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of information processing apparatuses, such as multifunction machines, face inefficiencies when re-executing jobs that require the same destination, as they need to repeatedly configure settings due to deleted destination information from storage after a job is completed.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a controller that stores and applies setting values as history information when a destination from a terminal device is a transmission destination, allowing for efficient job execution without repeated setting operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If destination information is deleted from storage after a job is executed for security reasons, then security is improved, but the user needs to repeatedly acquire destination information and reconfigure settings, reducing operational efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments destination information management into two parts: secure storage in the information processing apparatus (for security) and accessible storage in the terminal device (for convenience). The terminal device acts as an external storage that the apparatus can access when needed, allowing the apparatus to delete sensitive data from its own storage while still being able to retrieve destination information when a user selects a saved setting.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device serves as an intermediary between the user and the information processing apparatus. When a user wants to reuse a destination, they select it from their terminal device's stored destinations, and the apparatus retrieves it through the connection. This intermediary role allows the apparatus to maintain security by not permanently storing destinations while still enabling efficient reuse.
2Productivity
If setting values are stored as history information for job reuse, then operational efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases due to additional storage and retrieval mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the terminal device store destination information in advance. When a user executes a job, they can select from pre-stored destinations in their terminal device, and the apparatus retrieves the corresponding setting values. This preliminary storage in the terminal device simplifies the apparatus's storage requirements while enabling efficient job reuse.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by storing setting values as history information in the apparatus while the actual destination data remains in the terminal device. When re-executing a job, the apparatus copies the necessary setting parameters from its history storage without needing to store the complete destination information, reducing its storage burden while maintaining operational efficiency.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller that executes a job using a destination, and a storage that stores a setting value of the job, as history information. The controller applies the setting value to execution of the job, when the history information of the job in which a destination acquired from a terminal device is a transmission destination is stored in the storage.