Image Forming Apparatus Display Control for Sheet Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses disrupt ongoing sheet information settings when a sheet feeding cassette is opened or closed, forcing users to complete settings before proceeding, which can be inconvenient and confusing.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus controls the display to prevent the pop-up sheet setting screen from appearing when a sheet information setting screen is already displayed, allowing users to continue setting sheet information even during operations like opening or closing a sheet feeding cassette, by internally managing and saving the current screen state and settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the display unit displays a sheet setting screen when a predetermined operation on the sheet feeding unit is detected, then the sheet information can be set accurately, but the ongoing settings are interrupted and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system detects whether a sheet setting screen is already displayed before showing a new sheet setting screen in response to a predetermined operation. This preliminary check prevents interrupting ongoing settings, allowing users to complete their current task without being forced to restart, thereby maintaining user convenience while still enabling accurate sheet information setting when needed.
2Reliability
If the display unit always shows the sheet setting screen based on the predetermined operation, then the sheet information setting is ensured, but the user cannot continue previous settings causing loss of time
Solution Approach 1:
Before displaying a new sheet setting screen in response to a predetermined operation, the system preliminarily checks if a sheet setting screen is already displayed. If it is, the new screen is suppressed, allowing users to complete their ongoing settings without interruption. This prevents time loss from having to restart settings while still ensuring sheet information is properly set through the original workflow.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit storing a sheet, an image forming unit, a display unit, and one or more processors. The image forming unit forms an image on the sheet conveyed from the sheet feeding unit. The display unit displays a screen. The one or more processors perform control to cause the display unit to display a first sheet setting screen for setting sheet information about the sheet feeding unit on which a predetermined operation is performed based on the performance of the predetermined operation on the sheet feeding unit while a setting screen that prompts a user to make a copy-related setting is displayed. Where the predetermined operation is performed while a second sheet setting screen for setting sheet information about the sheet feeding unit is displayed, the one or more processors cause the display unit not to display the first sheet setting screen.