Multi-Layer Printing History Linked to Resultant Product IDs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inkjet printers face challenges in managing and analyzing the printing history, especially when multiple layers are printed, as the data is managed per printing surface rather than per resultant product, leading to increased time and management costs.
Innovation Solution
A printing device and system that utilize printing surface identification information to associate and output a printing history, including ink consumption and cost, enabling efficient management and analysis of printing across multiple layers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If printing history is managed per printing surface, then printing process control is simplified, but time and management cost increase when analyzing multiple layers
Solution Approach 1:
The printing surface is segmented into multiple layers, and each layer is assigned a layer ID for identification. The printing history is then segmented and managed at the layer level rather than at the printing surface level, enabling efficient tracking of each layer's printing status, ink consumption, and cost separately.
Solution Approach 2:
A layer management unit is introduced as an intermediary between the printing control unit and the printing history output unit. This intermediary unit aggregates printing history data from multiple layers and associates it with the printing surface, enabling easy extraction and integration of data without increasing management complexity.
2Device complexity
If printing history is managed per printing surface, then data management structure is simple, but extraction and integration of data for multiple layers becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The printing history data is segmented into layer-specific records, each containing information about a specific layer's printing process. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a simple overall data management structure while enabling efficient extraction and integration of data for multiple layers through the layer management unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The layer management unit performs preliminary aggregation and association of layer-level printing history data with printing surface information before the data is output. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex extraction and integration operations later, improving productivity while maintaining simple data management structure.
3Device complexity
If printing history is managed per printing surface, then management overhead is low, but analysis of printing history for multiple layers becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The printing history is segmented into detailed layer-level records that include specific information such as layer ID, printing status, ink consumption amount, and cost. This segmentation preserves detailed information for analysis while maintaining low management overhead through automated processing by the layer management unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The printing history output unit provides feedback information about printing status, ink consumption, and cost for each layer and printing surface. This feedback mechanism enables detailed analysis of printing history for multiple layers while keeping management overhead low through automated data collection and processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A printing execution unit (111) of a printing device (100) executes printing of the printing surface identified by printing surface identification information based on printing instruction data including resultant product identification information for identifying a resultant product of printing, a total printing surface number, which is a total number of the printing surface to be printed to obtain the resultant product, printing surface identification information for identifying a printing surface, and printing data of the printing surface identified by the printing surface identification information. A printing history output unit (112) outputs a printing history indicating a result of printing executed based on the printing instruction data including the same resultant product identification information in association with the resultant product identification information.