Offline Information Processing Device Redundant Data Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Information processing devices not connected to a communication line face challenges in determining whether transmitted information has already been sent to a management device, leading to potential incomplete transmission and increased data transfer volumes.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device generates management information indicating what information is already managed by the management device, and outputs only the information not yet managed, using a processor to select and transmit relevant data based on reference generation dates/times from licenses, thereby preventing redundant data transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If all information generated in the information processing device is transmitted to the management device, then complete transmission is ensured, but the amount of information to be transmitted increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransmission completenessVSAvoiddata volume

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The information processing device stores reference generation dates/times of licenses received from the management device before transmission occurs. This preliminary storage enables the device to determine which information has already been transmitted and should not be resent, thereby preventing redundant data transmission while ensuring complete transmission of new information.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the management device in the form of licenses containing reference generation dates/times. The information processing device refers to this feedback information to determine the transmission scope, ensuring that only information generated after the reference date is transmitted, thus avoiding redundancy while maintaining completeness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If the information processing device is not connected to the communication line, then local processing is enabled, but the device cannot determine whether information has already been transmitted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelocal processing capabilityVSAvoidtransmission status awareness

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a copy of the reference generation date/time information from the license and stores it locally in the information processing device. This copied information allows the device to remember what has been transmitted without needing continuous connection to the management device, thus maintaining awareness of transmission status while enabling local processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS11698984B2Information processing device, management device, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2023.07.11 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing device not connected to a communication line includes a processor configured to generate information on each specific processing repeatedly executed, the information being to be managed by a management device, and refer to management information indicating information already managed by the management device, and output information which is among the generated information and not yet managed by the management device.