Print Server Rule Application Verification and Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional print servers often produce printed outputs in unexpected locations or by unintended users, especially when handling confidential information, due to automated application of diverse printing rules without user knowledge or consent.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and print server system that allows users to review and control the printing rule application results before proceeding with the print job, enabling users to terminate or continue the process based on displayed information, thereby ensuring secure and expected output locations and users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the print server automatically applies printing rules to determine output device and user, then productivity is improved through automated processing, but reliability deteriorates due to unexpected outputs and security issues
Solution Approach 1:
The system sends notification to the information processing device about the printing rule application result, allowing the user to verify whether the print job will be output to the expected device and whether the expected user can take the printed output. This feedback loop enables users to correct unexpected results before actual printing occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The print server determines the printing rule application result before actually outputting the print job. By performing this determination in advance and notifying the user, the system allows preliminary verification and correction of potential security issues or unexpected outputs before they occur.
2Adaptability or versatility
If diverse printing rules are registered with the print server to handle multiple scenarios, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines which printing rule to apply based on the print job characteristics, and automatically notifies users of the application results. This automation reduces the manual configuration and management burden despite having diverse printing rules.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification mechanism acts as an intermediary between the complex print server rule system and the user. It translates complex rule application results into understandable information for users, making the complex system easier to manage and verify.
3Productivity
If the print server proceeds with printing without user confirmation, then productivity is improved through faster processing, but object-generated harmful factors increase due to unexpected confidential information exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary determination of the printing rule application result and notifies users before the actual printing occurs. This allows users to prevent harmful outcomes (such as confidential information being printed to wrong devices or accessible by unauthorized users) before they happen, while still enabling fast automatic processing when no correction is needed.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device sends a print job to a print server for applying a printing rule to the print job. The information processing device comprises: a print job generation part for generating the print job; a display part for displaying a printing rule application result showing a result of application by the print server of the printing rule; a manipulation input part for receiving an entry of an instruction as to whether or not to continue a process relating to the print job with the printing rule application result being displayed; and a print job control part for making the process relating to the print job terminate in response to entry of the instruction to refuse continuation of the print job process, while making the print job process continue in response to entry of the instruction to permit the continuation of the print job process.