Voucher Image Timestamp Assignment Notification System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing printing systems do not account for timestamp assignment deadlines, leading to potential missed deadlines when users forget to designate timestamps for voucher image data.

Innovation Solution

A processing apparatus and method that includes an acquisition unit for voucher image data, a reception unit for user designation, a processing unit for timestamp assignment, and a notification unit that prompts users to assign timestamps when deadlines approach, ensuring timely assignment within set deadlines.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the system automatically stores voucher image data without notification, then the storage operation is simple and fast, but the timestamp assignment deadline may be missed due to user forgetfulness

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage operation speedVSAvoidtimestamp assignment deadline compliance

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The notification unit sends a notification to the user before the timestamp assignment deadline expires, prompting the user to perform the timestamp assignment in advance. This preliminary action prevents the deadline from being missed due to user forgetfulness, while maintaining simple automatic storage operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the system sends notifications to users, then the timestamp assignment deadline compliance improves, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetimestamp assignment deadline complianceVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The notification unit automatically sends notifications to users without requiring manual intervention from system operators. The system serves itself by automatically managing the notification process, which reduces the operational complexity despite adding the notification function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If the system waits for user designation without notification, then the system operation is simple, but the timestamp assignment may be delayed beyond the deadline

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem operation simplicityVSAvoidtimestamp assignment delay

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The notification unit provides feedback to the user about the upcoming timestamp assignment deadline. This feedback mechanism informs users of the time sensitivity without complicating the system operation, as the notification is automatically generated and sent based on the deadline timing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10567614B2Processing apparatus, processing method, and recording medium for storing process program to process image data obtained by reading voucher

Publication Date: 2020.02.18 SEIKO EPSON CORP

AI summary

There is provided a main server which includes an acquisition unit that acquires voucher image data obtained by reading a voucher, a reception unit that receives designation as to whether or not to assign a timestamp to the voucher image data, a TS assignment processing unit that performs processing for assigning the timestamp to the voucher image data in a case where the reception unit receives designation to assign the timestamp, and a notification unit that performs notification that prompts a user to designate as to whether or not to assign the timestamp, when a first deadline which is set for the voucher image data arrives in a case where the reception unit does not receive the designation as to whether or not to assign the timestamp.