Virtual Leased Line Connection Timing Control for Image Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing systems do not control the timing of virtual leased line connections based on user functions, leading to potential security risks and user inconvenience, as the virtual leased line is often connected unnecessarily for extended periods or requires manual operation when needed.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system with a first processor on the image processing apparatus and a second processor on a control apparatus, connected via a virtual leased line, where the timing of the virtual leased line connection is controlled according to the user's selected function, ensuring connection only when necessary for data communication and automatic disconnection thereafter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the virtual leased line is automatically connected upon acquiring connection information, then user convenience is improved, but security deteriorates due to unnecessary long-term connections
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the connection state of the virtual leased line based on real-time detection of user function usage. The connection is automatically established when a function requiring external communication is detected and automatically disconnected when the function is no longer used, transitioning the connection state from static to dynamic and condition-based
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism that continuously monitors whether a user is actively using a function that requires virtual leased line communication. Based on this feedback, the system automatically establishes or disconnects the connection, creating a closed-loop control system that responds to actual usage conditions
2Device complexity
If the virtual leased line connection timing is not controlled by user function, then connection establishment is simplified, but unnecessary connections occur extending security exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the user's intended function before establishing the virtual leased line connection. By detecting whether a function requiring external communication will be used in advance, the system prepares to establish the connection only when necessary, avoiding unnecessary connections and reducing security exposure time
3Object-affected harmful factors
If manual operation is required to connect the virtual leased line, then security is improved by reducing unnecessary connections, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages the virtual leased line connection based on detected user function usage, eliminating the need for manual user operation. The system serves itself by automatically establishing connections when functions requiring external communication are detected and disconnecting when they are not, providing both security and convenience
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AI summary
An image processing system includes: a first processor that is mounted on an image processing apparatus including at least one of an image forming unit that performs processing of forming an image on a medium or an image scanning unit that performs processing of scanning an image on a medium; and a second processor that is mounted on a control apparatus that is connected to the image processing apparatus via a virtual leased line, and controls a part of at least one of the processing of forming an image on a medium or the processing of scanning an image on a medium performed by the image processing apparatus, in which the first processor is configured to: control a timing of connection using the virtual leased line with the control apparatus according to a function used by a user among functions of the image processing apparatus.