Peripheral Control Unit for Hierarchical Job Ticket Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is difficult to efficiently and accurately form a job ticket of hierarchical structure from a print setting file of non-hierarchical structure in integrated print systems, which limits the flexibility and accuracy of print settings across different operating systems.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus is designed with a peripheral apparatus control unit that converts operation setting information from a non-hierarchical structure to a hierarchical structure, enabling the formation of operation instructing information for efficient job ticket creation, regardless of limited operating system specifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a print system integrates both non-hierarchical print setting files and hierarchical job tickets, then versatility and adaptability improve, but the complexity of converting between structures increases processing difficulty and reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary conversion mechanism that mediates between the non-hierarchical print setting file format and the hierarchical job ticket format. This intermediary layer handles the complex conversion process, allowing the system to support both formats without requiring direct complex transformations at every interface point, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The conversion process is segmented into distinct functional components: parsing the non-hierarchical print setting file, mapping parameters to hierarchical structures, and generating the job ticket. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific aspects of the conversion, reducing the complexity burden on any single part of the system while enabling comprehensive format support
2Adaptability or versatility
If conversion processes are added to support multiple print system architectures, then versatility improves, but processing time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining parameter mappings and conversion rules between the non-hierarchical and hierarchical formats. These pre-established conversion pathways enable faster processing when actual conversions are needed, as the complex mapping logic has already been prepared and stored, reducing real-time processing time while maintaining support for multiple formats
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus has a peripheral apparatus control unit which controls a peripheral apparatus and an operation control unit which controls the operation in the peripheral apparatus by using operation instructing information regarding such an operation. The peripheral apparatus control unit forms first operation instructing information having a non-hierarchical structure from operation setting information including a specific setting, sets the specific setting into a private area in the first operation instructing information, and forms second operation instructing information having a hierarchical structure and including the specific setting from the first operation instructing information.