Dynamic Operation Screen Adaptation for Mixed Input Methods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional user interfaces for image processing apparatuses do not adapt effectively between manual and speech input methods, leading to user difficulty when switching between input types.
Innovation Solution
An operation screen display device that dynamically hides or shows setting items based on user input type, using a processor to manage the display and receive both manual and speech inputs, allowing the interface to adapt to the user's preferred input method.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If speech input is used for setting job parameters, then operation speed is improved, but user difficulty increases when inputting various values or when the user has no idea what to speak
Solution Approach 1:
The operation screen dynamically changes its display based on the input method being used. When speech input is detected, setting items suitable for speech input are hidden from the screen. When manual input is used, all setting items remain visible. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize for speed during speech input while maintaining ease of operation during manual input.
2Ease of operation
If all setting items are displayed on the operation screen, then ease of operation is improved for manual input, but the interface cannot adapt to speech input situations
Solution Approach 1:
The display processor dynamically adjusts the operation screen content based on the detected input method. Setting items are conditionally hidden or displayed depending on whether speech input or manual input is being used, enabling the interface to adapt to different input situations while maintaining ease of operation for each method.
Solution Approach 2:
Setting items suitable for speech input are extracted (hidden) from the operation screen when speech input is detected. This separation allows the screen to show only relevant items for the current input method, improving adaptability without compromising manual input ease when all items are displayed.
3Productivity
If the interface is designed for speech input by hiding setting items, then speech input efficiency is improved, but manual input becomes less intuitive
Solution Approach 1:
The operation screen dynamically switches between two display modes: one optimized for speech input (with certain items hidden) and one optimized for manual input (with all items visible). The system detects the input method and automatically adjusts the display accordingly, ensuring that speech input efficiency is improved when using speech while manual input intuitiveness is maintained when using manual input.
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AI summary
An operation screen display device includes: a display part; an operation part; and a processor that performs: making the display part display setting items for setting an operation condition of a job in an operation screen before starting the job; receiving a user manual input to specify one or more of the setting items from the operation part, the setting items being displayed in the operation screen; and receiving a user speech input to specify one or more of the setting items from a speech input device, the setting items being displayed in the operation screen. Upon receiving the user speech input, the processor makes the display part hide one or more of the setting items displayed in the operation screen, the one or more of the setting items being suitable for speech input.