Group-Based Shortcut Display for Multi-User Processing Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
In multi-user processing environments, the abundance of shortcut icons on a processing executing apparatus's display makes it difficult for users to find their desired shortcuts, leading to increased user operations and decreased usability.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus employs Active Directory to categorize users by groups, allowing the display of shortcut icons based on user group membership, thereby simplifying the selection process by organizing shortcuts under departmental tabs and automatically registering shortcut information without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If shortcut icons are displayed for all users on a multi-user processing apparatus, then all users can access their shortcuts, but the display becomes cluttered and users cannot easily find their desired shortcuts
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple tabs, each tab representing a different user group. Shortcut icons are organized and displayed only on the tab corresponding to the currently selected user group, thereby segmenting the visual space to reduce clutter while maintaining access to all shortcuts through tab navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The display dynamically changes based on the selected user group. When a user group is selected, the system automatically displays only the shortcut icons relevant to that group on the current tab, while other tabs remain available for switching. This dynamic adaptation allows the interface to present only necessary information at any given time.
2Quantity of substance
If all shortcut icons are displayed simultaneously, then users can see all available shortcuts, but the number of user operations increases and usability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Shortcut icons are extracted from a single crowded display area and separated into different tabs based on user group membership. Only the shortcuts relevant to the currently selected user group are displayed on the active tab, extracting unnecessary shortcuts from the visual field to reduce the number of operations needed to find and select desired shortcuts.
3Ease of operation
If shortcut information is customized for each user, then usability is improved for individual users, but the complexity of managing multiple user shortcuts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tab-based display structure serves multiple functions: it organizes shortcuts by user group, provides navigation between different user contexts, and automatically manages which shortcuts are displayed based on the selected tab. This universal structure handles customization for multiple users without requiring separate management mechanisms for each user, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A processing executing apparatus includes: a display; a storage that stores group identifying information for identifying a first group of a plurality of groups; a communication device communicable with a server that stores user information corresponding to each of users and at least including group belonging information indicating which group each of the users belongs; and a controller. The controller executes: a first receiving processing in which the controller receives, from the server, user information including the group belonging information indicating the first group identified by the group identifying information stored in the storage; and a first display processing in which the controller controls the display to display at least one operation button for each user corresponding to the user information received in the first receiving processing. The at least one operation button is for instructing execution of at least one processing.