Image Processing Apparatus Display Control for Web Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing apparatuses, such as MFPs, face issues with displaying web content on larger operation panels, where uniform enlargement of content can lead to reduced information density and the need for scrolling, failing to fully utilize the increased panel size effectively.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that determines the type of display content and adjusts its size accordingly, automatically enlarging 'size-fixed' content to match the panel size while maintaining specified dimensions for other types of content, thereby optimizing the use of the larger display area without unnecessary enlargement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the web page content is uniformly enlarged to match the new panel size, then the display area is fully utilized, but the amount of information displayed in the target area decreases and scrolling becomes necessary
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating between two types of web page content: operation screens that should be enlarged to fill the display area, and information-rich pages that should maintain their original size to preserve information density. The system selectively applies enlargement only to specific content types (operation screens) rather than uniformly to all content, thus optimizing both display area utilization and information density according to the local needs of each content type.
2Ease of operation
If the web page content is enlarged, then the characters are upsized, but the amount of information to be displayed in the display target area does not increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by identifying operation screens as a specific content type that benefits from enlargement for improved readability and ease of operation, while leaving other content types (information-rich pages) at their original size to maximize information display. This selective approach ensures that character size increases only where it serves the primary function of operational control, not where information density is paramount.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the conventional operation screen is displayed at unchanged number of pixels, then the content maintains its original appearance, but blank areas occur at the right end and lower end of the operation panel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by applying local quality: operation screens are selectively enlarged to fill the display area and eliminate blank spaces, while other web page content maintains its original appearance. This targeted enlargement ensures that operational interfaces fully utilize the available display real estate for better usability, while preserving the intended design and layout of information-rich pages.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus determines a type of a display target content of a browser and acquires information on a size of a display part of the image processing apparatus. Further, the image processing apparatus displays the display target content on the display part by using the browser, on the basis of a determination result on the type of the display target content. When the display target content is determined to be a specific type of content, the apparatus enlarges the display target content in conformity with the size of the display part and displays the display target content, regardless of whether or not there is a size specification in the display target content, and when the display target content is determined not to be the specific type of content, the apparatus displays the display target content in accordance with a specification content included in the display target content.