Cloud Printer Login Integration in OS Printing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it cumbersome to log in to cloud print services using a browser while utilizing the OS standard printing function, as it disrupts the user experience.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device with an OS standard printing function is equipped with a display unit that shows a search screen with a graphical object to initiate the search for a cloud printer, and a print unit that instructs registered cloud printers to perform printing, with an additional graphical object to start the login process when the user is not logged in.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users log in to cloud print service using a browser, then login functionality is achieved, but user experience becomes cumbersome and操作流程 becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the login function with the OS standard printing function by integrating a login screen into the printing application interface. This allows users to perform login operations directly within the familiar printing workflow rather than switching to a browser, thereby simplifying the operation process and reducing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary login screen that acts as a bridge between the OS standard printing function and the cloud print service. This intermediary interface is displayed within the printing application and facilitates authentication without requiring users to leave the printing workflow or use a browser.
2Ease of operation
If login screen is integrated into OS standard printing function, then user experience is enhanced, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the login functionality into a separate login screen that is displayed within the printing application interface. This segmentation allows the login function to be accessed and executed independently within the familiar printing workflow, enhancing accessibility while managing interface complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic interface where the login screen is conditionally displayed based on authentication status. The search screen can transition between requiring login and proceeding with printer search, allowing the interface to adapt its complexity based on the user's authentication state rather than maintaining constant complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing device having an operating system (OS) standard printing function includes a display unit configured to display a search screen including a first graphical object used to acquire, from a user, an instruction to search for a cloud printer to be registered in the OS standard printing function, and a print unit configured to instruct a cloud printer registered in the OS standard printing function to perform printing. In a case where the user is not logged in to a cloud print service when the search screen is to be displayed, the display unit displays a second graphical object used to acquire, from the user, an instruction to start login processing to enable the user to log in to the cloud print service.