Image Processing Apparatus Address Confirmation Screen
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Solution Overview
Problem
In image processing systems, users often inadvertently transmit data to incorrect addresses due to errors in selecting names from a list, leading to potential leakage of secret information, as existing technologies do not effectively confirm address settings before transmission.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that includes a determining device to assess whether to transmit image data to each address based on its attribute, and a display device that distinguishes between intended and unintended recipient addresses on the same screen, allowing users to confirm correct settings before transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users select addresses from a list on the operation panel, then the operation is simple and quick, but the user may erroneously select a wrong address leading to data leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically obtaining candidate addresses based on the image data content (e.g., extracting recipient information from the document), and pre-filling or highlighting these addresses in the address book list. This allows users to quickly identify the correct address without manually searching through the entire list, thus maintaining ease of operation while improving selection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback by displaying the selected address back to the user on the operation panel before final transmission, allowing users to confirm whether the selected address matches their intent. This feedback mechanism enables users to detect and correct erroneous selections, thereby improving reliability without significantly complicating the operation process.
2Productivity
If the system displays all address information on the same screen, then users can confirm settings efficiently, but the screen becomes cluttered and hard to read
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments address information into distinct visual groups on the screen, such as separating the selected address from candidate addresses, or grouping addresses by type (e.g., email vs. physical address). This segmentation allows users to quickly locate and confirm the selected address without being overwhelmed by the entire list, thus improving confirmation efficiency while maintaining a relatively simple screen layout.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus, which transmits image data to a plurality of addresses via a network, includes a transmission device which transmits the image data to an address in the plurality of addresses, an address setting device which sets at least one of the plurality of addresses, a determining device which determines, with respect to each of the at least one of the plurality of addresses, whether or not to transmit the image data thereto on the basis of an attribute thereof, and a display device which displays a first address among the plurality of addresses to which the determining device determines to transmit the image data, and a second address among them to which the determining device determines not to transmit the image data on the same screen, in different manners from each other.