Image Forming Correction Sharing Across Related Print Jobs
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Solution Overview
Problem
In distributed printing scenarios, correcting a mistake on one image forming device necessitates manual correction on all related devices, leading to user burden.
Innovation Solution
An image forming device receives user corrections and transmits correction information to related devices, applying the correction to their print jobs based on predetermined conditions, such as shared user registration or document names.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If printing is distributed among multiple image forming devices, then printing capacity and flexibility are improved, but user burden increases when corrections are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the correction management function by assigning a management image forming device to oversee multiple other image forming devices. This management device receives corrections from the user and automatically distributes them to relevant devices, eliminating the need for users to manually correct each device individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The management image forming device acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple image forming devices. It receives correction information from the user, identifies which devices need corrections based on predetermined conditions, and transmits the corrections to those devices, thereby reducing user burden while maintaining distributed printing capabilities.
2Reliability
If manual correction is performed on each image forming device, then correction accuracy is ensured, but time consumption and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The management image forming device performs preliminary identification of which image forming devices need corrections by comparing document information and applying predetermined conditions before the user manually corrects each device. This preliminary action ensures that corrections are sent only to relevant devices, maintaining accuracy while saving time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the management image forming device receives correction information, processes it according to predetermined conditions, and automatically distributes it to appropriate devices. This automated feedback loop ensures consistent corrections across all relevant devices without requiring user intervention on each device.
3Stability of the object's composition
If corrections are transmitted to all image forming devices, then consistency is improved, but unnecessary corrections and data transmission increase
Solution Approach 1:
The management image forming device applies local quality by using predetermined conditions to determine which specific image forming devices receive corrections based on their relationship to the corrected document. Only devices handling related documents receive correction information, avoiding unnecessary transmissions to devices that don't need corrections.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses partial action by transmitting corrections only to the subset of image forming devices that meet predetermined conditions rather than all devices. This selective approach maintains consistency where needed while avoiding unnecessary data transmission and energy consumption on devices where corrections are not required.
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AI summary
An image forming device includes a processor configured to receive a correction from a user with respect to a process of printing a first document to be handled by the image forming device, and transmit correction information in a case where a predetermined condition is fulfilled, the predetermined condition indicating that a second document of which printing is to be handled by another image forming device is related to the first document, and the correction information causing the other image forming device to apply an effect of the correction to a process of printing the second document.