Image Processing Apparatus Automatic User Setting Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of image processing apparatuses face inconvenience due to the need to repeatedly reset settings for applications, as existing solutions for automatic setting registration do not effectively simplify the process or provide clear visibility of registered settings.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a first registration unit for automatic registration of setting data, a second registration unit for user-set data, and a display control unit to simultaneously display both types of data on a unified screen, allowing users to conveniently select settings through distinct button groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If automatic setting registration is implemented, then the burden of repetitive setting adjustments is reduced, but users cannot clearly identify and select between automatically registered and user-set settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the setting data into two distinct categories: automatically registered setting data and user-set setting data. This segmentation is implemented through separate registration units (first registration unit for automatic, second registration unit for user-set) and distinct button groups in the display interface. By dividing the setting management into separate functional segments, the system maintains clarity and user control while providing automatic registration capabilities, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and information visibility.
2Loss of time
If setting registration functions are provided, then pattern setting can be avoided, but users do not bother to register settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the system automatically registers setting data without requiring active user participation. The first registration unit automatically captures and stores setting data in the background, eliminating the need for users to manually register settings. This self-service approach resolves the contradiction by providing time savings through automatic registration while maintaining ease of operation since users don't need to actively engage in the registration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically registering setting data before users need to use it again. The first registration unit captures setting data immediately when applications are executed, storing it in advance for future recall. This preliminary automatic registration eliminates the need for users to manually save settings patterns, thus reducing time loss while maintaining operational simplicity.
3Loss of information
If multiple setting data types are displayed separately, then clarity is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of different setting data types into a single unified calling-up and setting screen. Instead of creating separate interfaces for automatically registered settings and user-set settings, the system combines both types of data in one screen with distinct button groups. This merging approach maintains information clarity through visual distinction while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate interfaces, thus resolving the contradiction between information clarity and interface complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus for executing a plurality of applications associated with specific functions to perform image processing includes a first registration unit that, when executing any one of the plurality of applications, automatically registers first setting data set for the application in a storage unit in association with the application, a second registration unit that, according to a registration instruction from a user, registers second setting data set for any one of the plurality of applications in association with the application, and a display control unit that displays a calling-up and setting screen including a first button group for calling up the first setting data automatically registered in the storage unit and a second button group for calling up the second setting data registered in the storage unit.