Wireless Image Processing Apparatus Identification Linking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience in establishing connections and setting process conditions between portable terminals and image processing apparatuses, as existing technologies require separate operations for each step, leading to cumbersome user experiences.

Innovation Solution

An image processing apparatus with a wireless communicator, registration feature for process conditions, identification information generator, display for linking identification information to process conditions, and a connection controller to simplify the connection and data processing process by using generated identification information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If separate operations are used to establish connection and set process condition, then connection reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection reliabilityVSAvoidease of operation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the connection establishment operation and the process condition setting operation into a single integrated operation. When a user inputs identification information (such as a PIN code) on the portable terminal, the system simultaneously establishes the wireless connection and automatically determines/applies the corresponding process condition, eliminating the need for separate operations while maintaining reliable connection and appropriate processing settings

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of operation

If default settings are used to omit process condition setting operation, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of operationVSAvoidadaptability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent prepares multiple process conditions in advance and associates each with unique identification information before the actual data processing operation. When a user inputs their identification information, the system retrieves the pre-configured process condition that corresponds to that identification information, allowing users to select from multiple predefined options without requiring real-time configuration or sacrificing adaptability to different processing needs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8842314B2Image processing apparatus capable of wirelessly exchanging data, image processing method capable of wirelessly exchanging data, and image processing program capable of wirelessly exchanging data

Publication Date: 2014.09.23 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC

AI summary

Identification information pieces used for establishment of a connection between an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal are generated and also linked to the data process conditions registered in advance. The generated identification information pieces are displayed on a display in a style allowing users to understand their linkages to the process conditions. Among those displayed thereon, a specific identification information piece is entered on the portable terminal and transmitted to the image processing apparatus, according to user instruction. Receiving the identification information piece, if the image processing apparatus judges that the identification information piece is appropriate, a connection between the image processing apparatus and the portable terminal is established by using the identification information piece, and then data processing is performed on the data to be processed and other data, under the process condition linked to the identification information piece used for establishment of the connection.