Display Input Device Fixing Operation Screen Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of image forming apparatuses face cumbersome operations when selecting and setting items, as they need to repeatedly switch between screens to navigate and confirm settings, lacking a straightforward method to jump to desired screens.
Innovation Solution
A display/input device with a touch panel and control portion that allows users to fix a selection key, enabling them to keep it displayed across screen switches and easily return to the original screen with intuitive gestures, simplifying the navigation and selection process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between screens to check setting items and confirm settings, then they can access all available options, but the operation becomes troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically switching to the screen containing the selected setting item when a setting item is selected on another screen. This eliminates the need for users to manually navigate through screens to find selected items, as the system proactively presents the relevant screen context.
2Productivity
If users repeatedly switch screens to and fro to select and confirm settings, then they can complete the configuration, but the process requires troublesome operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback by detecting when a setting item is selected on one screen and automatically responding by switching to display the screen where that setting item can be configured. This closed-loop feedback mechanism guides users through the configuration process without requiring manual screen navigation.
3Ease of operation
If the system keeps the specified object at a fixed position during scroll operation, then the object remains visible, but users cannot jump to desired screens easily
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts screen switching behavior based on the user's selection actions. When a setting item is selected, the system transitions from a static fixed-position display mode to an adaptive mode that automatically switches screens to present relevant configuration options, thereby improving navigation efficiency while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A display/input device has a display panel, a touch panel portion, and a control portion. The display panel displays a plurality of item selection screens including selection keys for setting items. The control portion makes the display panel display item selection screens of different pages according to user operation, and recognizes a fixed key, which is a selection key on which a fixing operation has been made. When a first determination operation is done when the fixing operation is undone, the control portion makes the display panel display the item selection screen that includes the selection keys that were being displayed when the fixing operation was undone. When a second determination operation is done when the fixing operation is undone, the control portion makes the display panel display the item selection screen in which the fixing operation was made.