Information Processing Apparatus Emphasizing Changed Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to notice changes in settings from standard application programs when related application programs are generated, making it hard to understand the features of customized applications.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a control unit that emphasizes changed settings in a screen area for related application programs generated from standard application programs, reducing the number of displayed settings and prioritizing changed settings for easier recognition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all settings of the standard application program are displayed in the screen area for the related application program, then the user can see all available settings, but it becomes difficult for the user to notice changes from the standard application program
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the changed settings from the complete set of standard application program settings and displays them separately in the related application program screen area. This extraction principle allows the system to present only the relevant differences (changed settings) without showing all standard settings, thereby making changes noticeable while reducing visual complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by giving special visual emphasis (such as highlighting or different display style) specifically to the changed settings within the screen area. This localized enhancement ensures that changed settings stand out from unchanged ones, allowing users to quickly identify modifications without being overwhelmed by all settings simultaneously.
2Ease of operation
If the number of displayed settings is reduced to highlight changed settings, then user recognition of changes is improved, but complete information about all settings may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system provides visual indicators or hints about unchanged settings even when they are not fully displayed. This feedback ensures users understand that unchanged settings exist and can access them if needed, preventing information loss while maintaining ease of operation through selective display of changed settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-identifying and marking changed settings before display. This allows the system to prepare the display configuration in advance, ensuring that when settings are selectively shown, users receive immediate visual feedback about what has changed, thus improving recognition without sacrificing complete information availability through on-demand access options.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that emphasizes, in a screen area for a related application program generated from a standard application program, a setting that has been extracted from plural settings to be displayed for the standard application program and whose setting value has been changed from a predetermined state.