Touch Panel Search System Decentralizing Network Load
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image processing systems in network environments require complex operations for search functions, leading to performance degradation due to the involvement of multiple devices and servers, making the process cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system utilizing a touch panel interface where terminal devices can execute search operations through intuitive pinch-in and pinch-out gestures, allowing for the transmission of search information and user authentication, thereby decentralizing the search process and reducing network load by only transmitting search results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If search operation is executed through server in network environment, then search function is provided, but network performance is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the search execution function from the server and relocates it to terminal devices. Terminal devices directly execute search operations using their own search engines, while the server only provides search condition transmission and result reception. This extraction eliminates the performance bottleneck caused by server-based search execution and reduces network load.
Solution Approach 2:
The search operation is segmented into three distinct phases: (1) search condition input and transmission to server, (2) local search execution on terminal device, and (3) result transmission back to server. This segmentation allows the computationally intensive search execution to occur locally on terminal devices rather than centralizing it on the server, thereby improving network performance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If search operation is executed through server, then centralized control is achieved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Terminal devices perform self-service by executing search operations locally without requiring server involvement in the actual search execution. The server only handles lightweight tasks of transmitting search conditions and receiving results. This self-service approach simplifies the user interface and operation flow, as users interact with familiar local search functionality rather than complex server-based procedures.
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AI summary
A first terminal device indicates a file based on a first gesture on a touch panel, and upon receipt of a search instruction by a second gesture on the touch panel, transmits search information including the indicated file and user information to an image processing device. The image processing device stores the search information. A second terminal device obtains search information from the image processing device, executes a search operation using the search information, and transmits information that identifies retrieved data to the first terminal device as a search result.