Function Selection Screen Determination Unit for Information Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses require multiple operation steps to execute desired functions, which can be cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a function selection screen that includes a determination unit to automatically select and execute a function based on the arrangement of function options on the screen, even if no specific function is initially selected.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a function selection screen with multiple function options is provided, then users can select from various functions, but the number of operation steps increases when no function is pre-selected
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the function selection screen layout to identify and determine the most appropriate function before the user executes the operation. The determination unit pre-processes the screen information to identify functions based on their arrangement positions, so when the execution operation is received, the system can immediately execute the determined function without requiring additional user selection steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically determining which function to execute based on the arrangement of function options on the screen. The determination unit autonomously analyzes the screen layout and selects the appropriate function without human intervention, allowing the system to self-determine the execution target and reduce the need for user input.
2Ease of operation
If batch setting buttons are used to reduce operation steps, then printing can be executed quickly, but the system lacks adaptability to dynamically determine functions based on screen arrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines the function to be executed based on the current arrangement of function options on the screen. Unlike static batch setting buttons that always execute the same function, this system adapts its determination based on the dynamic layout and positions of functions presented on the screen at the time of execution, providing both ease of operation and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The determination unit changes its selection based on parameters such as the arrangement position and layout of function options on the screen. By analyzing these visual parameters and their relationships, the system can dynamically adjust which function is selected for execution, making the system adaptable to different screen configurations while maintaining quick execution.
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AI summary
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a function selection screen on which a function option from which an arbitrary function can be selected is arranged, the information processing apparatus including a determination unit that determines a function to be executed based on arrangement of the function option related to a specific type function on the function selection screen in a case where an execution operation to execute any function of the information processing apparatus is received while no function option is selected on the function selection screen.