Image Processing Display Control for Custom Button Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Image processing apparatuses have limitations in displaying job setting histories, leading to hidden settings and difficulty in registering frequently used settings as custom buttons, requiring additional steps to register settings.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a display unit showing first and second buttons for setting stored job settings, and a control unit that allows users to register selected settings as custom settings by displaying a registration screen upon button selection, enabling direct registration of frequently used settings without performing the job setting again.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the number of displayed setting histories reaches the upper limit, then new setting histories can be displayed, but frequently used settings may be hidden and require additional registration steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the button functions into two distinct types: first buttons for displaying setting histories and second buttons for directly registering custom settings. This segmentation allows users to access frequently used settings through second buttons without being constrained by the limited display capacity of setting histories, thereby resolving the contradiction between displaying more histories and maintaining ease of access to frequent settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces second buttons as an intermediary mechanism that directly links frequently used settings to the custom button registration function. This intermediary bypasses the limitation of setting history display capacity, allowing users to register and access frequent settings without needing to navigate through the limited history list, thus maintaining ease of operation while allowing increased history capacity.
2Reliability
If a user selects a setting history to register as a custom button, then the setting can be saved for future use, but the user must first perform the job setting to register it
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by allowing users to directly register settings as custom buttons through second button selection without requiring the setting to be performed first. The system pre-configures the registration functionality, enabling users to save settings immediately upon selection, thereby eliminating the time loss associated with performing the job setting before registration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality where the registration process is automatically triggered by the user's selection of a second button. The control unit automatically performs the registration without requiring the user to manually execute the job setting first, reducing the time and effort needed to save frequently used settings while maintaining reliable storage and retrieval capabilities.
3Productivity
If custom buttons are used to store frequently used settings, then settings can be quickly accessed, but the process to register them becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the button interface into first buttons for setting history display and second buttons for direct custom button registration. This segmentation simplifies the registration process by providing dedicated second buttons that directly initiate custom button registration, eliminating the need for complex multi-step procedures while maintaining fast access speeds through the organized button structure.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus, in response to selection of a setting history of a job, receives an instruction to register a job setting corresponding to the selected setting history as a frequently used setting.