Multifunction Peripheral Scoring Print Workflow for Paper Answer Sheets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems require users to confirm scoring results using IT terminals, which can be cumbersome, especially for minors, and do not allow easy confirmation of paper-based test scores.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a multifunction peripheral (MFP) that reads filled-in answer sheets, transmits data to a server for scoring, and prints the scoring results, enabling easy confirmation of test results without the need for IT terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users use IT terminals to confirm scoring results, then scoring results can be processed and displayed, but the process becomes cumbersome and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the scoring result confirmation function with the existing answer sheet printing function in the multifunction peripheral. The MFP integrates reading, scoring, and printing operations into a single device, eliminating the need for separate IT terminals and simplifying the user workflow for confirming scoring results.
Solution Approach 2:
The multifunction peripheral performs scoring result confirmation automatically without requiring users to manually access external IT terminals. The system self-services by reading the answer sheet, transmitting data to the server, receiving scoring results, and printing them directly on the answer sheet, thereby reducing operational complexity for users.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If paper-based tests are used, then vision can be protected and hand-writing practice is maintained, but scoring result confirmation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides immediate feedback by automatically transmitting the scanned answer sheet data to the scoring server, receiving the scoring results, and printing them directly on the answer sheet. This closed-loop feedback mechanism maintains the simplicity of paper-based testing while adding automated scoring result confirmation, protecting vision and hand-writing practice without compromising ease of score verification.
3Productivity
If automated scoring systems are implemented, then scoring efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multifunction peripheral is designed to perform multiple functions including document reading, data transmission, scoring result reception, and printing. By making the MFP universal and multi-functional, the patent consolidates the automated scoring system into a single device, improving scoring efficiency while minimizing the increase in system complexity through existing hardware capabilities.
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AI summary
A multifunction peripheral comprises a reading unit configured to read a filled-in answer sheet on which an answer has been filled in, a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to a server, data related to the filled-in answer sheet read by the reading unit, a receiving unit configured to receive, from a server, data related to a correctness of the answer that has been filled in on the filled-in answer sheet and a printing unit configured to execute, based on the data related to the correctness of the answer that has been received by the receiving unit, first print processing for printing a scoring result of the answer.