Interactive Print Preview for Cloud Printing Option Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional printing systems face challenges in providing user-friendly and intuitive interfaces for selecting printing options, especially in cloud printing environments where immediate access to document data is limited, leading to difficulties in rendering suitable print previews and managing printing settings.
Innovation Solution
A data processing system comprising a print dialog manager, a print preview generator, and a user interface controller that generates and updates print previews based on user selections of printing options, allowing users to interactively manipulate print previews on a display screen to change settings such as duplex printing, orientation, and page size, either locally or remotely through a cloud print server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional printing systems are used, then direct access to document data is available for creating print previews, but the system lacks flexibility and user-friendliness in selecting printing options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a graphical representation of the printing options directly on the print preview display. Instead of separate control elements, the print preview itself serves as both the display and the control interface, with visual indicators showing selected options. This eliminates the need for separate complex control mechanisms while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the print preview display with the printing option selection interface into a single integrated display. The print preview shows both the document representation and the printing options simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate control panels and simplifying the user interaction flow.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cloud printing systems are used, then printing flexibility and accessibility are improved, but rendering suitable print previews becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a graphical representation layer as an intermediary between the cloud printing system and the user. This visual representation translates complex cloud printing parameters into intuitive graphical elements that can be easily interpreted and manipulated, bridging the gap between technical complexity and user-friendly interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures and displays printing options in a graphical format before the actual printing occurs. By preparing and visualizing the printing parameters in advance, the system makes it easier for users to understand and select appropriate options without needing to navigate complex settings during the printing process.
3Ease of operation
If traditional print dialogs are used, then printing options can be selected, but the interface is not intuitive and requires multiple separate elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional separate control elements (radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdown menus) with a graphical representation directly integrated into the print preview display. The visual indicators on the print preview itself serve as both the display and the control mechanism, eliminating the need for multiple separate interface elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The print preview display serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays the document representation, shows the printing options, and provides the control interface. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate dedicated control elements for each printing option, reducing overall interface complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The embodiments provide a data processing system including a print dialog manager configured to provide a print dialog in response to receipt of a print request for content to be printed in accordance with at least one printing option from a user of an application associated with a device. The print dialog identifies at least one printer and provides the at least one printing option. The data processing system includes a print preview generator configured to generate a print preview providing the content displayed in accordance with the at least one printing option within the print dialog, and a user interface controller configured to receive a selection of the at least one printing option through the displayed content. The print preview generator is configured to change the displayed content of the print preview according to the selection of the at least one printing option received through the displayed content.