Setting Storage Device Reduces Data Redundancy in Image Forming Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in efficiently managing setting information across multiple apparatuses, leading to redundant and overlapping adjustment information when transmitting setting data, particularly in image forming apparatuses, where associated adjustment information is introduced along with setting information, resulting in increased data redundancy.
Innovation Solution
A setting storage device with a storage unit and control unit that compares predefined items of adjustment information associated with incoming setting information against stored adjustment information, deciding whether to store the new setting information with existing adjustment information or introduce new adjustment information, thereby suppressing data redundancy by using existing adjustment information when matches are found.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If setting information is introduced into an apparatus along with associated adjustment information, then the setting information can be properly configured and used, but redundant and overlapping adjustment information is stored in the apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary comparison of adjustment information contents before storing new setting information. The control unit checks whether adjustment information with similar contents already exists in the storage unit, and only stores new adjustment information if no match is found. This preliminary action prevents redundant data storage from the beginning.
Solution Approach 2:
When setting information is introduced with associated adjustment information, the system discards the new adjustment information if equivalent information already exists in the storage unit. Instead of storing duplicate data, the system recovers and reuses the existing adjustment information, thereby eliminating redundancy while maintaining functionality.
2Ease of operation
If adjustment information is introduced together with setting information, then the setting can be applied immediately, but the amount of stored data increases unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary adjustment information from the introduced setting information package. By comparing contents with existing adjustment information, the system takes out and uses only the unique, non-redundant data, while discarding duplicate information. This extraction process maintains ease of operation while reducing stored data volume.
3Productivity
If setting information is transmitted to multiple apparatuses, then redundant settings operations are prevented, but overlapping adjustment information may be stored in each apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
Each apparatus performs preliminary comparison of incoming adjustment information with its existing stored information before accepting new settings. This preliminary action ensures that while setting information can be efficiently transmitted to multiple apparatuses, each apparatus only stores unique adjustment information, preventing overlap and redundancy across the network.
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AI summary
A setting storage device, includes: a storage unit that stores setting information and adjustment information to be associated with each other; and a control unit that in case that first setting information is introduced, compares contents in relation to predefined items of first adjustment information associated with the first setting information with corresponding contents of second adjustment information having been stored in the storage unit and, according to a comparison result, controls whether to store the first setting information to be associated with the second adjustment information stored in the storage unit or to store the first setting information and the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information.