Server System URL Generation for Printer Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in registering service information for a shipping service, requiring manual input of URLs and search operations to access server systems.
Innovation Solution
A server system configuration that generates a URL based on identification information inputted from a terminal device, sends this URL to another device, and upon selection, provides a registration screen for service information, allowing users to register service information without manually accessing the server system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual URL input and search operations are required to access the server system, then system security and control are maintained, but user convenience and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The server system preliminarily generates and stores the access URL along with the identification information. When the user inputs the identification information at the terminal device, the system automatically retrieves the pre-generated URL and provides it to the user, eliminating the need for manual URL input or search operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The identification information serves as an intermediary between the user and the server system. By inputting this intermediate identifier, the user triggers the system to automatically provide the correct URL, acting as a mediator that simplifies the access process while maintaining system control.
2Productivity
If the user manually inputs URL to access the server system, then system control and accuracy are maintained, but time consumption and productivity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The URL is pre-generated and stored in the server system associated with each identification information before the user needs to access it. This preliminary preparation eliminates the time-consuming steps of manual URL input and search operations during the actual registration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically retrieving and providing the correct URL when the user inputs the identification information. This eliminates the need for the user to manually search or input the URL, significantly reducing the time required for the registration process.
3Ease of operation
If automatic URL generation and sending is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server system preliminarily generates the URL when the identification information is initially registered or created. This pre-generation approach simplifies the overall system architecture by separating the URL generation step from the access step, reducing the complexity of real-time processing while maintaining user convenience.
Data Source
AI summary
A server system may, in a case where identification information for identifying an apparatus is inputted to a first terminal device, receive the identification information from the first terminal device; in a case where the identification information is received from the first terminal device, generate a URL including related information related to the identification information; send a message including the URL to a second terminal device; in a case where a selection instruction of selecting the URL included in the message is inputted to the second terminal device, receive the related information from the second terminal device; and in a case where the related information is received from the second terminal device, send screen information to the second terminal device, the screen information representing a registration screen for registering service information in the server system.