Chat Server Print Prompt Logic for Screen Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing chat services display unnecessary messages when asking if uploaded data should be printed, occupying screen space and causing inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method that determines whether to display a print instruction screen based on attribute information about the posted data, allowing users to input print instructions directly and transmit data to an image forming apparatus for printing only when necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a message asking whether to print uploaded image data is always displayed in response to image upload on chat, then the user can be prompted to print when needed, but the display region of the chat screen is pressed for space due to unnecessary messages when the data should not be printed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the print prompt message display conditional rather than uniform. The system evaluates specific attributes of the uploaded data (such as file type, size, or content characteristics) and selectively displays the print prompt message only when appropriate. This resolves the contradiction by providing localized treatment - showing the message only in relevant contexts rather than universally, thus preserving screen space while maintaining operational convenience when needed.
2Reliability
If a print instruction message is displayed for every uploaded data, then no print opportunity is missed, but unnecessary information is displayed when the user does not wish to print or cannot print
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing an evaluation of the uploaded data's printability and user preference before displaying the print instruction message. The system proactively checks attributes such as file format compatibility, user print settings, or data type suitability, and only then decides to display the prompt. This preliminary filtering ensures reliable print instruction delivery for appropriate cases while preventing unnecessary message display that would constitute information loss or clutter.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing method includes causing an information processing apparatus to display a screen for inputting a print instruction for executing print processing based on data posted to a channel of a chat service, transmitting the data posted to the channel of the chat service to an image forming apparatus and causing the image forming apparatus to execute the print processing based on the data, based on the print instruction input via the displayed screen, and determining whether to cause the information processing apparatus to display the screen, based on attribute information about the posted data.