Printing Apparatus Icon Data Upload Feedback Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
In cloud print service systems, failed image icon data uploads lead to unnecessary communication traffic and prolonged user operations due to redundant communication during printer searches and registration, as the printing apparatus incorrectly notifies the cloud print service of storage destination URL path information even when data is not successfully stored.
Innovation Solution
The printing apparatus determines and controls whether to notify the cloud print service of storage destination URL path information based on the success of image icon data storage, ensuring that the notification only occurs when the data is successfully uploaded, thereby preventing wasteful communication and reducing user operation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the printing apparatus notifies the cloud print service of storage destination URL path information, then it enables easier icon data retrieval, but unnecessary communication occurs when data upload fails
Solution Approach 1:
The printing apparatus monitors the upload status of icon image data and provides feedback to control whether to notify the cloud print service of storage destination URL path information. When upload succeeds, notification occurs; when upload fails, notification is suppressed, preventing unnecessary communication traffic while maintaining ease of icon retrieval when successful.
2Loss of information
If the printing apparatus notifies the cloud print service of storage destination URL path information, then icon data can be acquired by client terminals, but user operation time increases due to redundant communication
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback from upload status monitoring to conditionally notify the cloud print service. This ensures icon data availability information is only communicated when actually available, eliminating redundant communication steps that would otherwise extend user operation time during printer search and registration processes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the printing apparatus uploads icon image data to the cloud, then centralized storage is achieved, but bandwidth consumption increases due to failed upload attempts
Solution Approach 1:
The printing apparatus checks upload success before notifying the cloud print service of storage destination URL path information. This preliminary verification action prevents wasted bandwidth consumption from failed upload attempts while maintaining the centralized storage capability when uploads succeed.
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AI summary
A printing apparatus capable of, upon reception of a request for registering a printing apparatus, registering the printing apparatus, and, upon reception of an instruction for performing printing on the registered printing apparatus, performing communication via the Internet and a print service for providing the printing apparatus with a print job, the printing apparatus includes at least one first processor and at least one first memory coupled to the first processor and having stored thereon instructions, when executed by the first processor, cooperating to act as: a reception unit configured to receive storage information for storing icon image data of the printing apparatus from the print service, a storage unit configured to store the icon image data of the printing apparatus based on the storage information.