Image Forming Apparatus Administrator Setting Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image forming apparatuses require users to navigate through complex and time-consuming processes to change administrator setting options, as these options are managed independently and stored in a hierarchical structure, making it inconvenient to access and modify fax-related settings.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus and method that displays administrator setting options based on user setting options, allowing users to search and select related options directly on a display unit without adhering to the hierarchical structure, using keywords or correlation information to facilitate quick access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If administrator setting options are stored in a hierarchical structure and managed independently, then the system structure is organized and secure, but the user has to navigate through complicated steps and spend a lot of time to change image forming options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a controller as an intermediary that automatically manages the relationship between user setting options and administrator setting options. When a user changes a setting, the controller automatically updates the corresponding administrator setting without requiring the user to navigate through the hierarchical structure, thus maintaining system organization while simplifying user operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the administrator setting interface accessible and functional for both administrators and regular users. By allowing users to directly access and modify administrator settings through a simplified interface, the system serves multiple user types through a unified interaction model, improving ease of operation while maintaining security through authorization checks.
2Stability of the object's composition
If administrator setting options are accessed through a top level route sequentially, then the hierarchical structure is maintained, but the user spends a lot of time to select desired image forming options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the correspondence relationships between user setting options and administrator setting options. The controller maintains a mapping database that links user-facing options to their corresponding administrator settings, allowing direct access without sequential navigation through the hierarchical structure, thus reducing option selection time while maintaining structural integrity.
3Reliability
If the user setting image forming options and administrator setting image forming options are managed independently, then the security and authorization are maintained, but the user experiences inconvenience when trying to change related options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the controller continuously monitors user setting changes and automatically updates the corresponding administrator settings. This real-time feedback loop ensures that security authorization is maintained while providing users with a seamless experience when changing related options, as the system automatically handles the coordination between independent setting管理体系.
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AI summary
An image forming option setting method of an image forming apparatus which has a display unit, the method includes selecting an administrator setting, and displaying an administrator setting image forming option on the display unit related to a display image forming option displayed on the display unit when the administrator setting is selected.