Information Processing Apparatus Time Input Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses struggle to accurately set start and end times for schedules when some numerical values for these times are not provided as numerical values, leading to potential misidentification of times.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus automatically enters missing numerical values for start and end times using data from the other time input, prioritizing handwritten inputs and utilizing default values or flags to ensure accurate time setting, even when some units of time are not specified.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If handwritten input is accepted for start and end time without complete numerical values, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential misidentification of times
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically entering default numerical values for time units that are missing from handwritten input. Before finalizing the time identification, the system proactively fills in absent numerical values using default values or values from the other time input, ensuring that complete time data is available for accurate identification and processing.
2Reliability
If automatic entry of missing numerical values is performed, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional processing logic
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting missing numerical values in time inputs and autonomously entering appropriate default values or values from the other time input without requiring additional user intervention. This self-correction mechanism ensures reliable time setting while keeping the user interface simple and the overall system complexity manageable.
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AI summary
In an information processing apparatus, start time data is acquired (S10). End time data is acquired (S 11). When, with respect to at least one of a specific plurality of units of time, a numerical value corresponding to a unit of time cannot be identified based on the start time data (no at S 14), a first numerical value is entered based on the end time data and the start time data is corrected (S23). When, with respect to at least one of the specific plurality of units of time, a numerical value corresponding to a unit of time cannot be identified based on the end time data (no at S 18), a second numerical value is entered based on the start time data and the end time data is corrected (S21).