Dynamic Favorite List Filtering for Multifunction Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing information processing systems, users face inconvenience when selecting 'favorites' that include unusable functions due to changes in the connection state of optional apparatuses to multifunction apparatuses, leading to erroneous selections and difficulty in obtaining the desired printed output.
Innovation Solution
The system determines the executability of each 'favorite' based on the connection state of optional apparatuses and only displays executable 'favorites' as selectable in the favorite list, while making non-executable 'favorites' non-selectable and distinguishable from executable ones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If all favorites (including non-executable ones) are displayed in the favorite list, then the quantity of displayed favorites increases, but user convenience deteriorates due to erroneous selections of unusable functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes non-executable favorites from the favorite list display. By checking the connection state of optional apparatuses and determining executability of each favorite, the system selectively displays only executable favorites, thereby eliminating erroneous selection opportunities while maintaining a comprehensive favorite list.
2Ease of operation
If non-executable favorites are displayed as selectable, then the ease of operation is improved by showing all favorites, but reliability deteriorates due to inability to obtain desired printed matter
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary determination of favorite executability by checking the connection state of optional apparatuses before displaying the favorite list. This preliminary action filters out non-executable favorites in advance, ensuring that only reliable and executable favorites are presented to users, thereby maintaining both ease of operation and reliability.
3Reliability
If the favorite list automatically adjusts settings when a favorite becomes non-executable, then the reliability is improved by preventing erroneous selections, but device complexity increases due to automatic adjustment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic filtering of the favorite list based on real-time connection state detection. The system automatically determines which favorites are executable and displays only those, creating a dynamic favorite list that adapts to changing apparatus connections without requiring complex manual adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
Provided is an information processing apparatus that displays, in a favorite list, one or more “favorites” by which one or more functions that are able to be provided by a multifunction apparatus alone or a combination of the multifunction apparatus and one or more optional apparatuses connected to the multifunction apparatus are collectively selected, in which whether or not each of the one or more “favorites” is executable is determined on a basis of a connection state, to the multifunction apparatus, of each of the one or more optional apparatuses that provide one or more functions selected by each of the one or more “favorites” and, in the favorite list, a “favorite” that is executable is displayed so as to be selectable and a “favorite” that is not executable is not displayed.