Portable Terminal Two-Dimensional Code Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for registering image processing apparatuses on portable terminals often result in inconvenience when the apparatuses are not supported by the terminal's applications or are inoperable, leading to failed service responses.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a two-dimensional code to obtain address information, analyze it for IP address presence, access the image processing apparatus, and retrieve MIB information to determine operability before registering the apparatus, ensuring only functional devices are registered for use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the portable terminal apparatus registers any image processing apparatus detected via two-dimensional code without verification, then the registration process is simple and fast, but inoperable or unsupported apparatuses may be registered causing service failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing operability verification through MIB information retrieval before completing the registration process. The terminal apparatus checks whether the image processing apparatus is operational and supported by the installed application during the registration phase, preventing future service failures while maintaining efficient registration through automated verification.
2Reliability
If the portable terminal apparatus verifies operability through MIB information retrieval before registration, then only functional devices are registered improving service reliability, but the registration process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the image processing apparatus to provide its own operational status information through MIB (Management Information Base) data. The terminal apparatus automatically retrieves and verifies this information without requiring manual intervention or complex verification procedures, thus improving reliability while keeping the process simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses feedback by retrieving MIB information from the image processing apparatus to obtain real-time operational status and configuration data. This feedback mechanism allows the terminal apparatus to automatically determine whether the apparatus is operational and compatible with the installed application, ensuring reliable registration without adding significant complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the portable terminal apparatus registers image processing apparatuses without checking application support compatibility, then registration is faster and simpler, but the apparatuses may not be operable from the terminal causing inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing application support compatibility verification through MIB information retrieval before completing the registration. The terminal apparatus checks whether the image processing apparatus is supported by the installed application during the registration phase, preventing future operational issues while maintaining efficient registration through automated verification.
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AI summary
A portable terminal apparatus includes: a two-dimensional code obtaining portion that obtains a two-dimensional code indicating address information; an address information judgment portion that analyzes the two-dimensional code and judges whether or not the two-dimensional code includes an IP address; an access portion that accesses an image processing apparatus residing at the IP address upon the two-dimensional code being judged as including the IP address; an MIB information obtaining portion that obtains MIB information from the image processing apparatus; and a registration portion that judges on the basis of the MIB information whether or not the image processing apparatus can be operated from the portable terminal apparatus by an application being activated, the application being installed on the portable terminal apparatus, and registers information for use of the image processing apparatus upon the image processing apparatus being judged as being able to be operated from the portable terminal apparatus.