Print Usage Statistics Aggregation for Low-Bandwidth Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Collecting printing statistics across systems using standard internet protocols consumes time, communication bandwidth, and memory due to the transmission of print request and execution timestamps to analytic platforms.
Innovation Solution
Implement a system where client systems record and update printing statistics internally, and a central server periodically collects and consolidates these statistics, eliminating the need for external analytic platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all timestamp data of print requests and executions are transmitted to external analytic platforms for analysis, then printing statistics can be gathered, but time and communication bandwidth are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential statistics (count of print requests and executions) from the complete timestamp data, transmitting only these aggregated values to the analytic platform rather than all raw timestamp information. This reduces data transmission volume while preserving the necessary statistical information for analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary aggregation of printing data at the source device before transmission. By pre-calculating and storing the count of print requests and executions locally, the system prepares the data in advance, eliminating the need to transmit and process large volumes of raw timestamp data later.
2Loss of information
If all timestamp data of print requests and executions are transmitted to analytic platforms, then printing statistics can be gathered, but communication bandwidth is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential statistics (count of print requests and executions) from the complete timestamp data, transmitting only these aggregated values to the analytic platform rather than all raw timestamp information. This reduces data transmission volume while preserving the necessary statistical information for analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a simplified copy of the printing data - instead of transmitting the complete raw timestamp dataset, it transmits an aggregated summary copy containing only the count metrics. This copy contains the essential statistical information in a compact form that consumes minimal bandwidth.
3Loss of information
If all timestamp data of print requests and executions are transmitted to analytic platforms, then printing statistics can be gathered, but memory is consumed across the systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential statistics (count of print requests and executions) from the complete timestamp data, transmitting only these aggregated values to the analytic platform rather than all raw timestamp information. This reduces data transmission volume while preserving the necessary statistical information for analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary aggregation of printing data at the source device before transmission. By pre-calculating and storing the count of print requests and executions locally, the system prepares the data in advance, eliminating the need to transmit and process large volumes of raw timestamp data later.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for print statistics collection are disclosed. An example method includes: recording a number of printed documents for each form type at first predetermined intervals of time by each client system of a plurality of client systems; and recording a number of received print requests at second predetermined intervals of time by each client system of the plurality of client systems.