Image Forming Apparatus Display Control for Configuration Diagrams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses require users to switch between display modes to view apparatus configuration diagrams, which hinders operability and accessibility of apparatus information.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus with a display that aggregates operation statuses and one or more processors that execute display control, allowing the apparatus configuration diagram to be displayed on the information screen based on job execution detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the apparatus configuration diagram is displayed on a separate display mode, then the visual notification effect of apparatus information is improved, but the operability and accessibility of the information screen deteriorates due to required mode switching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the apparatus configuration diagram display with the information screen by superimposing the diagram over the information screen. This allows both the visual notification effect of the configuration diagram and the accessibility of the information screen to coexist simultaneously without requiring mode switching, thereby resolving the technical contradiction between visual notification effectiveness and operational ease.
2Illumination intensity
If the apparatus configuration diagram is displayed on a separate display mode, then the visual notification effect is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional display mode management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the apparatus configuration diagram and information screen into a single integrated display mode. By superimposing the configuration diagram over the information screen, the system eliminates the need for separate display modes and mode switching mechanisms, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining the visual notification effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The information screen is enhanced to serve multiple functions simultaneously: it displays operational information and superimposes the apparatus configuration diagram. This multi-functionality approach allows the single display mode to provide both comprehensive information access and visual notification effects, reducing the need for additional display modes.
3Illumination intensity
If the apparatus configuration diagram is displayed on a separate display mode, then the visual notification effect is improved, but the loss of time occurs due to mode switching operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the apparatus configuration diagram display with the information screen into a single integrated view. This eliminates the time required for mode switching operations while maintaining the visual notification effect, as both displays are simultaneously visible in one unified screen without requiring user navigation between modes.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a display which displays an information screen on which operation statuses of the apparatus are aggregated; and one or more processors which execute display control on the display, in which the one or more processors execute display control of an apparatus configuration diagram depicting an outer appearance of the apparatus on the information screen, on the basis of a detection result of execution of a job related to image formation.