Network Image Processing Error Handling via Dynamic Workflow Reassignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network image processing systems do not effectively continue the linkage process if an error occurs, leading to reduced operating efficiency and potential security risks due to the lack of robust error handling and authentication mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A network image processing system that includes upstream and downstream apparatuses with completion notification and linkage units, which allow for the detection of errors, reassignment of tasks to alternative apparatuses, and enhanced security measures such as encryption and key management to ensure seamless continuation of processes and prevent unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the workflow system repeats the procedure from the beginning when an error occurs, then error handling is simple, but operating efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining error handling procedures and alternative apparatus assignments in the workflow before errors occur. When an error is detected, the system can immediately execute the pre-planned error handling path, avoiding the need to repeat the entire procedure from the beginning and thus maintaining high operating efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors job execution status and provides feedback on error conditions. Based on this feedback, the system dynamically adjusts the workflow by selecting alternative apparatuses or procedures, enabling efficient error handling without complete procedure repetition.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the workflow system does not continue the linkage process when an error occurs, then system stability is maintained, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the workflow flexible and adaptive rather than static. When errors occur, the system dynamically reconfigures the linkage process by selecting alternative apparatuses or modifying job routes, allowing continuous processing while maintaining system stability through controlled adaptations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements beforehand cushioning by preparing alternative apparatuses and error handling mechanisms in advance. When errors occur, these pre-prepared alternatives act as a cushion to absorb the disruption, allowing the linkage process to continue smoothly without complete interruption and maintaining both stability and productivity.
3Productivity
If the system reassigns jobs to alternative apparatuses when errors occur, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing apparatuses and workflow management systems that can perform multiple functions. Alternative apparatuses are equipped with the necessary capabilities to handle various job types, and the workflow management system can universally apply error handling rules across different scenarios, reducing the need for specialized complex configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes by dynamically adjusting workflow parameters such as apparatus selection, job routing, and processing priorities based on error conditions. This allows the system to maintain a relatively simple base structure while achieving complex error handling behavior through flexible parameter modification rather than structural complexity.
4Reliability
If the system implements authentication and encryption mechanisms, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by implementing automated authentication and encryption mechanisms that operate without requiring manual user intervention. The system automatically manages security protocols, key exchange, and data encryption/decryption processes, providing high security while maintaining operational simplicity as users do not need to manually configure or manage these security features.
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AI summary
A network image processing system that includes a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network and performs jobs in a linkage process in which an upstream apparatus passes a workflow specifying a job to be completed, together with image data to be processed, to a downstream apparatus according to a procedure specified in the workflow. The downstream apparatus has a completion notification transmitting unit that when a predetermined job assigned to the downstream apparatus has been processed completely, transmits to the upstream apparatus a completion notification indicating that the predetermined job has been processed normally. The upstream apparatus has a linkage unit that if the completion notification is not received from the downstream apparatus, updates the workflow to specify, as a new downstream apparatus, another apparatus that can process the predetermined job, and continues to process the predetermined job in the linkage process.