Pseudo Image Data Storage for Non-Image Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems fail to store information other than image information in a storage unit due to recognition limitations, necessitating separate storage solutions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that generates pseudo information, including recognition information and other data, to be recognized as image information by the storage unit, allowing storage in a unified system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the storage unit only stores information recognized as image information, then the storage unit can maintain simple recognition criteria, but information other than image information cannot be stored in the storage unit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces pseudo information as an intermediary that bridges non-image information and the storage unit's image information recognition requirement. The pseudo information includes recognition information that enables the storage unit to recognize it as image information, while also containing the actual non-image information to be stored. This mediator allows the storage unit to store diverse information without changing its recognition criteria.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate storage units are provided for image information and other information, then information can be stored according to its type, but the system requires multiple storage units increasing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the storage of image information and non-image information into a single storage unit. By converting non-image information into pseudo information that includes recognition information, the system can store both types of information in the same storage unit, eliminating the need for separate storage units and reducing system complexity.
3Device complexity
If pseudo information is generated including recognition information and other information, then various information types can be stored in a unified storage unit, but the information structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments pseudo information into distinct components: recognition information (which enables storage unit recognition) and other information (the actual data to be stored). This segmentation allows the storage unit to recognize the pseudo information as image information while preserving the organizational structure of the embedded non-image information, preventing information loss.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes: a storage unit configured to store information recognized as image information, outside an image forming apparatus configured to execute image forming processing of forming an image based on the image information; and a processor configured to generate pseudo information including recognition information causing recognition as the image information by the storage unit and information other than the image information, and transmit the pseudo information to the storage unit.