Image Forming Apparatus Setting Screen Image Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses, such as multifunction devices, require cumbersome manual settings for printing conditions after quick authentication, leading to unintended settings being applied during printing, as users must manually check and verify settings screens, which is time-consuming and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus with a controller that stores setting contents along with their corresponding images, allowing users to register and call settings easily by displaying a list of images related to the settings, thereby simplifying the selection process and ensuring accurate settings are applied.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual settings are required for printing conditions after quick authentication, then the authentication process is simplified, but the setting process becomes time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically storing setting contents and their screen images in advance. When a user needs to check settings, the system has already captured and stored the setting state, eliminating the need for manual verification and reducing the time required for the setting process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the setting screen as an image and stores it alongside the setting contents. This visual copy allows users to quickly identify and verify settings without manually navigating through setting screens, significantly reducing the time and effort required for setting verification.
2Measurement precision
If users manually check setting screens to verify printing conditions, then setting accuracy can be confirmed, but the process becomes extremely troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the setting screen and stores it for later reference. Users can quickly verify settings by viewing the stored screen image rather than manually navigating through setting screens, maintaining verification accuracy while dramatically improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The stored setting screen image acts as an intermediary between the actual settings and the user. Instead of directly interacting with complex setting screens, users can review the visual copy, which simplifies the verification process while ensuring accuracy.
3Quantity of substance
If setting contents are stored without visual reference, then storage efficiency is improved, but users cannot easily identify which settings are enabled
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the setting screen and stores it together with the setting contents. This visual representation preserves complete information about which settings are enabled while maintaining efficient storage, as the image serves as a compact yet comprehensive reference.
Data Source
AI summary
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former; a display showing an image formation setting screen; an operator accepting a user command; a storage; and a controller. If the operator accepts a setting registration command when the display shows the setting screen, the controller stores setting contents of the setting screen along with an image of the setting screen in the storage. If the operator accepts a setting call command, the controller makes the display show a list of images of setting screens related to the setting contents stored in the storage. If the operator accepts a command to select an image from the list of images of setting screens, the controller makes the display show a setting screen, to which setting contents related to a selected image are reflected.