Image Processing Apparatus On-Site Setting Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
In image processing systems, users face a burden of work due to the need to confirm and correct settings after processing, requiring movement between the driver apparatus and image processing apparatus, especially in test modes where setting suitability is evaluated.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a setting-information acquiring unit, displaying unit, operation accepting unit, and executing unit that allows users to review and modify settings directly on the image processing apparatus interface, reducing the need for physical movement by enabling on-site correction and reflection of user operations in processing settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the user confirms processing results at the image processing apparatus and corrects settings at the driver apparatus, then the processing accuracy can be verified, but the user's workload increases due to repeated movement between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the setting confirmation and correction functions into a single location (the image processing apparatus). The display unit shows processing results and setting information, while the operation unit accepts correction inputs, eliminating the need for users to move between devices and thereby reducing workload while maintaining verification capability
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit acts as an intermediary that receives correction operations from the operation unit and transmits updated settings back to the driver apparatus. This mediator enables seamless setting correction at the image processing apparatus without requiring direct user interaction with the driver apparatus
2Productivity
If the user takes printed documents from the image processing apparatus, then the document retrieval is necessary, but the user must move from the driver apparatus to the image processing apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit provides visual feedback by showing processing results and status information directly at the image processing apparatus. This allows users to confirm document readiness before retrieval, enabling more efficient document collection and reducing unnecessary trips to the device
3Loss of information
If the setting information is displayed at the driver apparatus, then the setting review is possible, but the user must be near the driver apparatus to make corrections
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the execution device for image processing and as the interface for setting confirmation and correction. This universal device eliminates the need for separate setting terminals and enables flexible correction operations at the processing location
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus that executes, on the basis of a command transmitted from a driver apparatus, predetermined processing corresponding to the command includes a setting-information acquiring unit that acquires setting information indicating setting contents of processing instructed by the driver apparatus, a setting-information displaying unit that displays the setting information acquired by the setting-information acquiring unit, an operation accepting unit that accepts operation for the setting-information displayed by the setting-information displaying unit, and a setting executing unit that executes processing with the setting contents that reflect the operation accepted by the operation accepting unit.