Dynamic Print Area Expansion for Complete Character Printing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to ensure that print characters are not missed when their positions fall outside the designated paper size, leading to incomplete printing.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that includes a processor to accept page and print character data, automatically enlarging the print area if the character position is outside the designated paper size to include it.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the print area is clipped according to preset drawing mode when drawing area size and output paper size are mismatched, then the printing process can be simplified, but print characters outside the designated paper size are missed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprinting process simplicityVSAvoidprint character completeness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The print area is made dynamically adjustable based on the actual print character data rather than being fixed to preset drawing modes. The system automatically determines the required print area by detecting the extent of print characters and expands the print area accordingly, allowing the print area to adapt to various content sizes while ensuring complete character output.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the print area parameter automatically based on the detected print character data. When print characters extend beyond the designated paper size, the system modifies the print area parameter to include these extended characters, ensuring they are not clipped. This dynamic parameter adjustment resolves the contradiction between simple preset processing and complete character output.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If the print area is automatically enlarged to include print positions outside designated paper size, then all print characters are included, but the print area exceeds the designated paper size

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprint character completenessVSAvoidprint area size

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The print area is dynamically adjusted to match the actual content requirements. The system detects the extent of print characters and automatically expands the print area only when necessary, rather than using a fixed preset. This dynamic adjustment ensures complete character inclusion while minimizing unnecessary area expansion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-adjustment of the print area based on the detected print character data. The processor automatically determines the required print area expansion without requiring manual user input or intervention. The system serves itself by automatically detecting character positions and adjusting the print area accordingly, resolving the contradiction between completeness and area control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20250310462A1Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2025.10.02 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing system includes at least one processor configured to accept page information, including a size of designated paper, and print character data, and if a print position of the print character data is outside an area of the size of the designated paper, automatically enlarge the print area in the print character data such that the print position is included.