Image Frame Selection Operability via Preliminary Request Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in understanding the number of pictures to be selected for a frame in communication applications, leading to decreased operability when the number of frames varies depending on user selection.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that communicates with a user terminal, receiving frame identification information, transmitting requests for multiple images, and receiving images to create a combined image, which is then printed, allowing users to easily manage the number of images needed for a selected frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of frames to which images are assigned is varied depending on user selection, then the frame selection flexibility is improved, but the user cannot easily understand the number of pictures to be selected, which deteriorates operability
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by proactively transmitting a request message to the user terminal indicating the number of images to be selected, before the user actually performs the selection. This advance information provision allows users to understand how many pictures they need to select, improving operability while maintaining frame selection flexibility
2Reliability
If the system requests transmission of multiple images, then the completeness of image collection for frame combination is improved, but the communication overhead and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the image collection process into distinct phases: first transmitting a request message indicating the number of images needed, then receiving images one by one. This segmentation simplifies the overall process by breaking down the complex multi-image collection into manageable steps, reducing communication overhead while ensuring completeness
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus enables a user to easily grasp the number of images to be combined to a frame. In a case where a plurality of images are combinable to a frame selected by using a communication application, a request message to request transmission of a plurality of images is transmitted via a network.