Object Image Management Server for Cross-Manufacturer Pattern Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current object information management systems lack a mechanism for independent comparison of surface pattern information across multiple object manufacturers, requiring separate servers for storage and comparison processes.
Innovation Solution
An object image information management server that receives and compares unique pattern images from multiple object-related information management servers and user devices, identifying and transmitting relevant information for authenticity determination and tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single server performs both storage and comparison processes, then system complexity is reduced, but the ability to provide independent comparison services across multiple manufacturers is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into distinct functional modules: object-related information management servers for storage, an object image information management server for comparison, and user devices for interaction. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function while working together through standardized interfaces, enabling independent comparison services without overwhelming complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The object image information management server acts as an intermediary between multiple object-related information management servers and user devices. It receives image information from various manufacturers' servers, performs centralized comparison processing, and returns results, thereby enabling cross-manufacturer comparison capabilities while maintaining system modularity
2Adaptability or versatility
If each manufacturer performs comparison processes independently, then data security and control are improved, but the ability to compare objects across different manufacturers is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The object image information management server serves as a trusted intermediary that receives image information from multiple manufacturers' servers without requiring them to expose their internal systems. Each manufacturer maintains control over their own data storage, while the intermediary enables cross-manufacturer comparison by processing images centrally and returning results, thus achieving both interoperability and data security
Solution Approach 2:
The system separates data storage functions (handled by individual manufacturer servers) from comparison processing functions (handled by the centralized object image information management server). This segmentation allows each manufacturer to maintain secure control over their own data while still enabling cross-manufacturer comparison through the centralized processing platform
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AI summary
A comparison service provider receives, from each of plural object-related information management servers, image information items representing unique patterns included in surfaces of objects and identification information items of the objects, stores the image information items and the identification information items received, receives from a user device an image information item representing the unique pattern included in the surface of the object, identifies one of the identification information items stored based on the image information item received, and transmits to the user device the identification information item identified or a related information item of the object stored in the object-related information management server as related to the identification information item identified.