Image Forming Apparatus Display Mode Switching for Editing Preview
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of image forming apparatuses face difficulties in understanding how page images change after editing operations, as existing preview display technologies do not effectively reflect or differentiate between different types of editing instructions, leading to potential wastage of toner and paper due to unexpected output configurations.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus with an input unit, generating unit, display unit, and edition instructing unit that distinguishes between two types of edition instructions: one type reflects changes only on a preview display, while the other type reflects changes on both the preview and page images, allowing users to compare the original and edited images effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a preview display function is provided to show how edited images will be output, then users can confirm the finish of images and avoid waste of toner and paper, but users cannot grasp what page images constitute the original document image or how the configuration changes by the editing operations
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into two distinct modes: a first display mode showing the original document image with page images arranged in reading order, and a second display mode showing the edited document image. This segmentation allows users to separately view the original structure and the edited result, resolving the contradiction between preserving original structure visibility and showing edited configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary display of the original document image in the first display mode before showing the edited image in the second mode. This preliminary action establishes a baseline reference that helps users understand what page images constitute the original document and how they change after editing operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple editing functions are combined to provide comprehensive image editing capabilities, then users can perform various editing operations, but the resulting output document configuration becomes much different from the original image data, making it impossible for users to know how the edited image data would be output until actually printed
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying both the original document image and the edited document image in different display modes. This feedback mechanism allows users to see the actual output configuration resulting from combined editing functions, enabling them to understand how the document will appear before printing and avoid unnecessary waste.
3Manufacturing precision
If the preview display shows only the edited image, then users can see the final output configuration, but users cannot compare it with the original image to understand the changes made by editing operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds a temporal dimension to the display by providing two distinct display modes that can be switched between. The first display mode shows the original image, while the second display mode shows the edited image. This dimensional approach to information presentation allows users to compare original and edited images to understand changes while maintaining accurate preview configuration.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus includes a display having a function of editing input image data and a function of displaying page images immediately after reading in order. When a first type of instruction to change shape of an image formed on a recording medium is given, the edition is not reflected on a document display mode screen image, and when a second type of instruction to edit page by page the recording medium having images formed thereon is given, the edition is reflected on the document display mode screen image. By switching between a finish preview screen image and the document display mode screen image, the image after edition and the image immediately after reading can be compared easily.