Function Identification Information Supply Circuit for MFPs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for registering frequently used functions in electronic apparatuses, such as MFPs, lack user-friendliness and do not effectively prioritize functions based on importance or usage frequency.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and system that acquire function identification information from multiple electronic devices, select functions of high importance based on user registration data, and supply this information to appropriate devices for easy access, enhancing user experience by prioritizing frequently used functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If function identification information is acquired from multiple electronic apparatuses, then the ability to select important functions is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus acts as an intermediary between multiple electronic apparatuses and the user. It collects function identification information from various devices, processes this data to determine important functions, and provides recommendations to users. This mediator approach allows accurate function importance detection without requiring each individual device to have complex analysis capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing apparatus performs multiple functions: it acquires function identification information from different electronic apparatuses, analyzes this information to determine function importance, and supplies recommendations to users. This multi-functional design consolidates complexity into a single system rather than distributing it across multiple devices.
2Ease of operation
If important function identification information is supplied to electronic apparatuses, then user-friendliness is improved, but the information processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of function identification information from multiple electronic apparatuses before providing recommendations to users. By pre-processing and analyzing the data in advance, the system can quickly supply important function identification information when needed, reducing real-time processing delays and improving user-friendliness.
Solution Approach 2:
Electronic apparatuses automatically supply their function identification information to the information processing apparatus without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the collection, analysis, and distribution of function importance data, reducing the operational burden on users while maintaining high user-friendliness.
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AI summary
A function identification information acquisition circuit acquires function identification information for identifying a particular function from one or more electronic apparatuses executing a plurality of functions, the function identification information being associated with one of apparatus identification information for identifying the one or more electronic apparatuses and user identification information for identifying one or more users registered in the one or more electronic apparatuses. An important function selection circuit selects a function with high importance from the plurality of functions based on the acquired function identification information. An important function identification information supply circuit supplies important function identification information to one of an electronic apparatus identified by the apparatus identification information that is not associated with the important function identification information and an electronic apparatus in which user identification information that is not associated with the important function identification information is registered.