Cloud-based document quality assurance
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsHui Un Wang, Leonard Cayetano
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to cloud-based document quality assurance. One example embodiment includes a method for evaluating document quality. The method includes receiving, by a cloud server, document data associated with an image forming device. The method also includes accessing, by the cloud server, a cloud service. Further, the method includes performing, by the cloud service, a data-segment comparison between the document data and reference document data from a quality assurance database. In addition, the method includes generating, by the cloud service, a quality assurance report based on the data-segment comparison between the document data and the reference document data.
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A method for evaluating document quality, comprising:
- receiving, by a cloud server, document data associated with an image forming device, wherein the document data was received from the image forming device at a requested stage in a printing pipeline of the image forming device;
- accessing, by the cloud server, a cloud service;
- performing, by the cloud service, a comparison between the document data and reference document data from a quality assurance database,
- wherein the reference document data comprises document data sent to the image forming device by a terminal device for printing;
- generating, by the cloud service, a quality assurance report based on the comparison between the document data and the reference document data;
- printing a document, by the image forming device, that corresponds to the document data sent to the image forming device by the terminal device for printing;
- scanning, by the image forming device, the printed document, wherein the document data received by the cloud server corresponds to the scanned, printed document;
- receiving, by the cloud server, the reference document data from the image forming device;
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- storing, by the cloud server, the reference document data in the quality assurance database.
A cloud service for evaluating document quality, comprising:
- a cloud service interface,
- wherein the cloud service interface is configured to communicate with a cloud server to receive document data associated with an image forming device,
- wherein the document data associated with the image forming device corresponds to a requested stage in a printing pipeline of the image forming device;
- and
- a cloud quality assurance handler,
- wherein the cloud quality assurance handler comprises an image processing engine configured to compare the document data with reference document data from a quality assurance database,
- wherein the reference document data comprises document data sent to the image forming device by a terminal device for printing,
- wherein the reference document data was received and stored by the cloud server,
- wherein the document data associated with the image forming device corresponds to a document that was printed and scanned by the image forming device,
- wherein the image processing engine comprises:
- an image processing unit configured to modify the document data, if necessary, such that a comparison between the document data and the reference document data can be made;
- and
- a byte comparator configured to perform the comparison between the document data and the reference document data, and
- wherein the cloud service interface is further configured to communicate a result of the comparison to the cloud server as a quality assurance report.
A system for evaluating document quality, comprising:
- an image forming device configured to process document data;
- a cloud server configured to receive document data associated with the image forming device,
- wherein the document data associated with the image forming device corresponds to a requested stage in a printing pipeline of the image forming device, and
- wherein the document data associated with the image forming device corresponds to a document that was printed and scanned by the image forming device;
- and
- a cloud service, accessible by the cloud server, configured to:
- perform a comparison between the document data and reference document data from a quality assurance database,
- wherein the reference document data comprises document data sent to the image forming device by a terminal device for printing, and
- wherein the reference document data was received and stored by the cloud server;
- and
- generate a quality assurance report based on the comparison between the document data and the reference document data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.