Information Processing System Standardizes Print Quality Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
In commercial printing services, the lack of a unified information format for quality requirements leads to inefficiencies in operation processes and customer ordering, as printing companies must design processes based on varied formats from different customers, and customers face complexity in sending requirements to multiple printing companies.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that imports verification result data from verification apparatuses and generates a standardized description document, using a correspondence table to convert verification result data into a predetermined format, facilitating the integration of quality verification results into the printing system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If verification result data from multiple verification apparatuses is imported without standardization, then the system can handle diverse verification devices, but the data format complexity increases and processing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an information processing apparatus as an intermediary between verification apparatuses and the printing system. This intermediary converts diverse verification result data into a standardized format using correspondence tables, thereby maintaining compatibility with multiple verification devices while eliminating data format complexity in the core printing system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms verification result data by changing its parameter representation through correspondence tables. Each verification apparatus's unique data parameters are mapped to standardized parameters, allowing the system to handle diverse data formats without increasing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If quality verification processes are manually designed for each customer requirement, then customization for different quality standards is achieved, but operational time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-defining correspondence tables that map various verification result formats to a standardized format. This preliminary standardization work eliminates the need for manual process design for each customer requirement, significantly reducing operational time while maintaining customization capability through the standardized interface.
3Productivity
If verification result data is not standardized before integration, then all verification apparatus data can be imported, but the integration process becomes inefficient and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus serves as a mediator that standardizes verification result data before it enters the core printing system. By placing this standardization layer at the integration point, the system achieves efficient data processing without increasing complexity within the core printing operations.
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AI summary
An information processing system performs processing of a print job including a quality requirement of a quality verification of a print product and inputs verification result data created in a verifier, searches a correspondence table corresponding to the verifier that created the verification result data in which each parameter of a description document and an element of the input verification result data are associated, and using the searched correspondence table, converts a value of each element of the input verification result data to a value of a corresponding parameter of the description document. A description document of the predetermined format including the converted value of each parameter is generated.