Information Processing Device Display Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
In image forming devices, displaying setting values for functions like copy, scan, and fax as text strings can lead to reduced text sizes, making it difficult for users to identify the content of each function based on the displayed information.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that receives setting values for predetermined functions and displays identification information, including the type of function, purpose, and setting items, in a manner that allows users to identify the content of each function, using a combination of text and icons, and carousel display when information exceeds screen capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all setting values are displayed as text strings, then complete information is provided, but text size decreases making content unidentifiable
Solution Approach 1:
The identification information is segmented into multiple components: function type, purpose, and setting item. Each component is displayed separately with appropriate formatting, allowing complete information to be conveyed while maintaining readable text sizes through selective emphasis and spatial distribution of different information elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional text display to two-dimensional spatial arrangement by positioning different information elements (function type, purpose, setting item) in distinct spatial locations on the display. This dimensional approach allows complete information to be presented without reducing text size, as each element occupies its own spatial niche.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If only some setting values are displayed as text strings, then text size is maintained, but function content cannot be fully identified
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the identification information are given different visual qualities and emphasis levels. The function type is displayed with prominent positioning and formatting, while purpose and setting items are displayed with appropriate but differentiated emphasis. This local quality differentiation ensures readability of key elements while maintaining completeness of all information.
3Loss of information
If detailed identification information is displayed, then function content is identifiable, but display space is exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the most essential identification elements (function type, purpose, and key setting item) in the main display area. Additional or less critical information can be accessed through supplementary displays or on-demand retrieval, allowing the primary display to remain within space constraints while maintaining information identifiability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays a partial set of identification information elements simultaneously (function type, purpose, setting item) rather than all possible details at once. This partial display approach fits within screen space limitations while providing sufficient information for function identification, with the option to access additional details when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device includes a processor, in which the processor is configured to: receive a setting value of a predetermined function, and cause a display unit to display identification information which is determined according to the setting value and with which a content of the predetermined function to be executed according to the setting value is identifiable.