Management Apparatus Adapts Printer Settings Across Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems fail to effectively share setting information among apparatuses with different capacities and functions, leading to inconvenience when users need to use equipment other than their usual devices, as the setting information is not adaptable to the varying capabilities and features of different machines.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising multiple information processing apparatuses and a management apparatus that communicates device information and setting information, where the management apparatus processes and modifies setting information based on differences in device capabilities, allowing seamless sharing and adaptation of settings across devices with varying functions and capacities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If setting information is stored in the memory of the apparatus where it was prepared, then the setting information can be used in that specific apparatus, but it cannot be shared with other apparatuses having different capacities and functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between multiple information processing apparatuses. The server stores setting information and device information, and mediates the matching process by comparing device capabilities with setting requirements. This intermediary enables sharing across different apparatuses while ensuring compatibility through centralized management and adaptation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies setting information parameters based on the capabilities of the target apparatus. When setting information is transferred from one apparatus to another, the system adjusts parameters such as duplex printing, paper size, and finisher options to match the actual capabilities of the receiving apparatus, ensuring compatibility while maintaining the essence of the original settings.
2Ease of operation
If setting information is shared among apparatuses with different capacities and functions, then user convenience is improved, but compatibility and functionality cannot be guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that automatically adapts setting information to match the capabilities of the target apparatus. This mediation process maintains user convenience by enabling cross-apparatus sharing while ensuring functionality through automated compatibility checks and parameter adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts setting information based on the real-time capabilities of the target apparatus. Rather than using static settings, the system modifies parameters on-the-fly to match the actual hardware and software capabilities of the receiving apparatus, ensuring both convenience and functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If setting information is transferred without considering device differences, then sharing is simplified, but the settings become unusable on apparatuses with different functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent automatically changes parameters in the setting information to match the capabilities of the target apparatus. The server compares device information and adjusts settings such as duplex printing, paper sizes, and finisher options to ensure usability on the target apparatus while maintaining the core functionality of the original settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The server intermediary performs automated parameter adjustment between setting information and target apparatus capabilities. This mediation ensures that shared settings remain usable by automatically adapting them to the specific capabilities of each receiving apparatus.
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AI summary
An information processing system, which processes information based on setting information, having: a first apparatus; a second apparatus; and a management apparatus, wherein the first apparatus includes sections which transmit a first device information and a first setting information to the management apparatus; the management apparatus includes sections to store the information associated with the first device information; the second apparatus includes a section which transmits a second device information to the management apparatus, an section to inquire about the first setting information to the management apparatus, and a display; and the management apparatus further includes a processing section which specifies a difference between the first and the second device information, and modifies the first setting information according with the difference, and a section which transmits a modified first setting information, wherein the display section displays the result of the inquiry.