Image Forming Apparatus Dynamic Display Button Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses with multiple functions lack an efficient method for users to easily select and execute specific functions, particularly in applications that can perform multiple tasks like cloud storage operations, where users need to choose between uploading or downloading data.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus with a processor and memory that registers setting information for display buttons corresponding to multiple functions, generates display buttons based on this information, and controls the execution of the selected function when a button is pressed, allowing users to easily select and execute desired functions on a user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an application displays a single icon or respective single icons for each setting information registered in the application, then the display is simple and clear, but the user cannot easily select a use case from multiple use cases when the application can selectively execute one of a plurality of functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the function selection interface by creating separate display areas: a first display area showing icons for each registered setting information, and a second display area showing icons representing combinations of these settings as executable use cases. This segmentation allows users to easily select functions through the second area while maintaining the simplicity of the first area for reference.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to the interface by introducing a second display area that presents function combinations in a different organizational structure. Instead of requiring users to navigate through multiple settings to define functions, the second area directly presents pre-configured use case icons, adding a dimensional layer to the interaction model.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the application provides detailed setting information for multiple functions, then the application is versatile and adaptable, but the user interface becomes complex and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into two distinct areas: the first display area maintains detailed setting information for versatility, while the second display area provides simplified use case icons for ease of operation. This segmentation allows both detailed functionality and simple user interaction to coexist without compromising either aspect.
Solution Approach 2:
The second display area acts as an intermediary between the detailed setting information in the first area and the user's selection action. By presenting pre-configured use case icons that map to combinations of settings, it mediates the complexity of multiple functions into simple, selectable representations.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions registers, as setting information on a display button corresponding to the application, setting information including settings with which at least two of the plurality of functions are used, generates the display button corresponding to the application, the display button corresponding to each function included in the setting information, based on the registered setting information, and displays the generated display button on a screen. When the display button is selected via the screen, the image forming apparatus executes the application corresponding to the selected display button, based on the setting information corresponding to the selected button.