Print Tray Jam Probability Display Across Networked Printers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies are inadequate for efficiently determining the optimal sheet feed tray in a network of printing apparatuses to minimize waste sheets due to jams, as they only provide recommendations for individual machines, not multiple interconnected devices.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that collects and analyzes jam occurrence-related information from multiple printing machines, calculates jam occurrence probabilities, and outputs these values to a user terminal for informed decision-making.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If jam occurrence-related information is collected from multiple printing apparatuses and analyzed to calculate jam occurrence probabilities, then the ability to select optimal sheet feed trays across multiple devices is improved, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
An information processing apparatus is introduced as an intermediary between multiple printing apparatuses and the network system. This mediator collects jam occurrence information from various printing devices, calculates jam probabilities, and provides recommendations, thereby reducing the complexity burden on individual printing apparatuses while improving overall system reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously collecting actual jam occurrence data from printing apparatuses, using this data to calculate and update jam occurrence probabilities, and providing recommendations that are fed back to users for selecting sheet feed trays. This closed-loop feedback mechanism improves selection reliability through data-driven insights
2Loss of information
If jam occurrence probabilities are calculated and displayed for multiple printing apparatuses, then the administrator's ability to make informed decisions is improved, but the time and computational resources required for data processing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus performs preliminary actions by proactively collecting jam occurrence information from multiple printing apparatuses and calculating jam occurrence probabilities in advance. This allows administrators to access pre-computed recommendations when needed, reducing the time required for decision-making at the moment of need
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of jam occurrence data from multiple printing apparatuses and processes them centrally. By copying and analyzing data from various sources in the information processing apparatus rather than requiring real-time access to each individual device, the system improves information availability while managing processing time efficiently
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor and an outputter. The hardware processor obtains jam occurrence-related information from each of printing apparatuses, and, from the obtained jam occurrence-related information, calculates, for each sheet feed tray of each of the printing apparatuses, a jam occurrence-related numerical value. The outputter outputs the calculated jam occurrence-related numerical value.