Scan-All-First Document Input Mode for Form Image Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image input/output systems require users to set detailed processing conditions before starting operations, which can be cumbersome, especially when handling large numbers of documents, as users must specify insertion points for additional sheets and combine form images with document pages, necessitating complex settings.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a scan-all-first mode where all document sheets are read first, allowing for subset-by-subset processing, and a composite-with-form mode where form images are stored and combined with document images, enabling users to make settings after initial data input without needing to know all document details upfront.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If users set detailed processing conditions before starting operations, then processing accuracy is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary scanning of all document sheets and stores them in memory before the user sets processing conditions. This preliminary action allows the user to review the actual document content and make informed settings without having to predict all requirements in advance, thereby maintaining processing accuracy while reducing operation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing is divided into two separate phases: first, scanning and storing all document sheets; second, setting processing conditions and performing output. This segmentation allows the user to focus on document intake first, then configure settings based on actual content, reducing the cognitive load and complexity of operation while ensuring accurate processing.
2Reliability
If users specify all processing conditions upfront, then processing reliability is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary scanning and storage of all document sheets before processing conditions are set. This allows the scanning phase to proceed quickly without waiting for user configuration, reducing time consumption. The processing reliability is maintained because the system stores all documents in memory before output, ensuring complete and accurate processing based on actual document content.
3Manufacturing precision
If users review all document details before setting conditions, then processing accuracy is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary scanning and stores all document sheets in memory, making them available for review. This allows users to check document content, count pages, and identify special sheets without manually examining each document beforehand, thereby improving processing accuracy while reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of all document sheets and stores them in memory. Users can review these copies to understand document content and structure before setting processing conditions, ensuring accurate processing without the need for complex manual document analysis procedures.
4Manufacturing precision
If the system waits for all settings before processing, then processing accuracy is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The processing workflow is segmented into independent phases: scanning phase (where all documents are scanned and stored in memory), settings phase (where user configures processing conditions), and output phase (where documents are processed according to settings). This segmentation allows the scanning phase to proceed at high speed without waiting for user configuration, improving productivity while maintaining processing accuracy through the intermediate storage of all document data in memory.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach simplifies the processing of multiple documents by allowing users to set conditions post-data input, reducing the complexity of operations and enabling efficient handling of large document sets and form image integration without pre-setting all processing details.
Implementation Method 1
The digital copy machine reads an image by using a CCD into a digital image signal
Implementation Method 2
performs various processes on the digital image signal, and converts the resultant image signal into a laser signal thereby recording an image on a recording medium by means of electrophotography
Data Source
AI summary
In processing documents, a scan-all-first mode is available, in which a set of documents is input part by part until all documents have been input, and, after completion of the input process, an output process is performed as a single job for the set of documents. In an intermediate state during the input process in which the set of documents is input part by part in the scan-all-first mode, a user is allowed to make settings of processing conditions associated with, for example, insertion of a sheet or insertion of a form image. In the job processed in the scan-all-first mode, insertion of the sheet or insertion of a composite image including the form image is performed according to the settings made in the intermediate state.