Scanner Page Data Transmission and Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current document management systems face inefficiencies when handling multi-page documents, particularly in editing and organizing scanned data, as users must re-scan documents if pages are misplaced or oriented incorrectly, and editing tools are limited to pre- or post-transmission opportunities, leading to time-consuming file management and mixed file organization in shared storage.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that allows for the transmission of page data to external storage before all pages are read, enabling editing instructions to be applied to the data stored externally, including deletion, rotation, insertion, and replacement of pages, without requiring re-scanning, and allowing users to manage documents more efficiently by editing from thumbnails displayed on the scanner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If page data is transmitted to external storage after all pages are read, then data completeness is ensured, but editing time and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by transmitting page data to external storage during the reading process rather than waiting for all pages to be read. The transmission is initiated when a predetermined number of pages are read, allowing editing operations to begin before the reading process completes, thus reducing editing time while maintaining data integrity through controlled transmission timing.
2Ease of operation
If editing operations are limited to pre-transmission or post-transmission opportunities, then data integrity is maintained, but operational flexibility and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuity of useful action by enabling editing operations to be performed continuously during the data transmission process. The system allows users to issue editing instructions for pages that have been transmitted to external storage, and the apparatus can process these editing instructions while the reading and transmission operations are ongoing, thus maintaining both data integrity and operational flexibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If multiple page data are transmitted individually, then data organization and management are improved, but transmission time and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the document into multiple pages and transmitting each page's data individually to external storage. This allows the system to organize and manage data by pages, enabling selective editing of specific pages without transmitting the entire document, thus improving data organization while managing transmission time through efficient individual page processing.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to receive, from a reading unit that reads a document having multiple pages, multiple page data individually corresponding to the multiple pages of the document; and transmit, to an external storage, the multiple page data to be stored in the external storage. The circuitry starts the transmitting, to an external storage, the multiple page data to be stored in the external storage before reading all pages of the document completes. The circuitry receives an edit instruction for editing page data transmitted to the external storage among the multiple page data; and transmits, to the external storage, edit data for reflecting the edit instruction in a content to be displayed based on the multiple page data read from the external storage, so as to cause the external storage to execute processing corresponding to the edit instruction for editing the page data having been transmitted.