Scanner Server Connection Validation and Registration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image forming apparatuses face issues with registering valid transmission destination information, such as incorrect URLs or authentication details, which prevents image data from being transmitted to the intended server, and general users cannot correct these errors.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that accepts server information input, determines its validity, generates and registers connection destination information, and uses this information to transmit image processing results to a server, ensuring valid authentication and connection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If transmission destination information is registered by a special user such as an administrator, then the information can be securely stored, but general users cannot correct incorrect information such as URLs or authentication details

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of stored informationVSAvoidability to correct incorrect information

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables general users to independently correct incorrect transmission destination information (URLs, authentication details) without requiring administrator intervention. Users can detect errors and perform corrections through the scanner's interface, making the system self-serviceable for common maintenance tasks while preserving security for initial registration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of manufacture

If transmission destination information is registered without validation, then the registration process is simple, but incorrect information such as URLs or passwords cannot be detected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of registration processVSAvoidaccuracy of registered information

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs validity determination of transmission destination information (URLs, authentication credentials) before completing the registration process. This preliminary validation ensures that only correct information is stored, preventing future transmission failures while maintaining a straightforward user experience through clear error feedback.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to users during the registration process by indicating whether the input transmission destination information is valid or invalid. This feedback mechanism guides users to correct incorrect information immediately, ensuring high accuracy in registered data while keeping the process simple and intuitive.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If authentication is required for server connection, then data security is improved, but transmission fails when authentication information is incorrect

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoidtransmission failure due to incorrect credentials

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system validates authentication information (usernames, passwords) during the transmission destination registration process before actual use. This preliminary authentication check ensures that correct credentials are stored, preventing transmission failures while maintaining secure authenticated connections to servers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10310782B2Image forming apparatus having a scanner, information processing system having the same, and information processing method using the same

Publication Date: 2019.06.04 RICOH CO LTD

AI summary

An information processing apparatus having an image processing function is provided that includes a memory storing a program and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of accepting an input of server information for establishing connection with a server apparatus that is connected to the information processing apparatus via a network, determining whether the accepted server information is valid, generating connection destination information including the accepted server information that has been determined to be valid and registering the generated connection destination information, and transmitting a processing result of the image processing function to the server apparatus using the registered connection destination information.