Cable Label Display Priority Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable label forming apparatuses and tape printing apparatuses lack adequate priority display settings based on edit content, leading to inefficiencies in selecting candidates, especially when dealing with a large number of candidates or limited screen space.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus and method implement a system with distinct edit screens for normal and cable label formation, where the last selected candidate is prioritized on the normal edit screen and a specific candidate is prioritized on the cable label formation screen, allowing for customizable priority display types per edit screen and item, enhancing user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If priority display always shows the last selected candidate, then user convenience is improved for general operations, but selection efficiency deteriorates for cable label formation where specific candidates should be prioritized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the priority display behavior adjustable rather than fixed. The control unit changes the display priority based on the selected edit screen type: for cable label formation screens, it prioritizes displaying specific candidates (like two-digit numbers), while for other screens, it prioritizes the last selected candidate. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by allowing the system to optimize for different operational contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the display parameter (priority candidate) based on the edit screen type. When cable label formation is selected, the system changes which candidate type receives priority display. This parameter change allows the system to maintain high selection efficiency for cable label work while preserving user convenience for other operations, thus resolving the technical contradiction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of selection candidates is large, then functionality is improved, but selection time increases due to limited screen space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-organizing and pre-positioning frequently selected candidates in priority display positions before the user needs to select them. For cable label formation, specific candidate types are automatically positioned for priority display, so when the user needs to select from many candidates, the most likely choices are already prominently displayed, reducing selection time without limiting functionality.
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AI summary
Provided herein is a cable label forming apparatus having an edit screen display device, a selection candidate display instructing device, and a selection candidate display device. The selection candidate display device displays a last selected candidate among the plurality of selection candidates on a priority basis in a normal edit screen when displaying the plurality of selection candidates is instructed, and displays a specific candidate among the plurality of selection candidates on a priority basis in a cable label forming edit screen when displaying the plurality of selection candidates is instructed.