Print Server Image Orientation Matching for Paper Feed Sources

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Solution Overview

Problem

In image forming systems, existing technologies face inefficiencies in image processing and paper feed source management, leading to potential errors and increased processing time when the paper feed source is not explicitly specified by the user, and there is a need for dynamic adaptation to ensure correct paper orientation and feeding.

Innovation Solution

An image forming system comprising a print server that acquires and specifies the priority paper feed source setting, rotates and processes image data to match the designated paper orientation, and transmits this processed data to the image forming apparatus for printing, thereby ensuring correct paper orientation and reducing errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the print server performs image processing without considering paper feed source orientation, then the image processing speed is maintained, but the paper orientation may be incorrect leading to printing errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepaper orientation accuracyVSAvoidimage processing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The print server performs preliminary acquisition of the priority paper feed source setting and specifies the print sheet orientation before generating the image data. This preliminary action ensures that the image orientation is correctly determined in advance, preventing printing errors while maintaining processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the paper feed source orientation setting to adjust the image processing. The print server acquires the orientation information from the image forming apparatus and uses this feedback to generate image data with the correct orientation, ensuring reliability without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the print server dynamically adapts to priority paper feed source settings, then printing reliability is improved, but processing time increases due to additional orientation specification steps

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprinting reliabilityVSAvoidimage processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The print server performs the orientation specification action in advance, during the image processing stage, before transmitting the image data to the image forming apparatus. This preliminary determination of orientation based on priority paper feed source settings ensures printing reliability while minimizing additional processing time by consolidating the orientation decision with the image processing workflow.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If the image orientation does not match the print sheet orientation, then processing is faster, but printing errors occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing speedVSAvoidprinting accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The print server performs preliminary acquisition of the priority paper feed source setting and specifies the print sheet orientation before generating the image data. This ensures that the orientation matching is determined in advance, maintaining processing speed while preventing printing errors through correct orientation alignment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the paper feed source orientation to adjust the image generation process. The print server acquires orientation information and uses it to generate image data with matching orientation, ensuring printing accuracy without sacrificing processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11704082B2Print server generating image data after image processing in accordance with print sheet orientation of paper feed source

Publication Date: 2023.07.18 KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC

AI summary

An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus having a priority paper feed source setting function and a print server that executes predetermined image processing, transmits image data after the image processing to the image forming apparatus, and causes the image forming apparatus to print an image based on the image data after the image processing. The print server (a) acquires a setting value of a priority paper feed source setting from the image forming apparatus, (b) specifies a print sheet orientation of a paper feed source designated as a priority paper feed source based on the acquired setting value, and (c) generates the image data after the image processing by matching an orientation of the image based on the image data after the image processing with an orientation corresponding to the specified print sheet orientation.