Image Processing Apparatus Setting Screen Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing apparatuses face challenges in improving user convenience during setting operations, as users may unintentionally discard settings due to unclear operations, especially when switching between beginner and expert modes.
Innovation Solution
The image processing apparatus includes a display control unit and a receiving unit that display a notification screen when a user attempts to close the setting screen, prompting the user to confirm whether to set the selected setting value for the predetermined process. This ensures that settings are only applied if the user intends to do so.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the setting screen is closed directly without confirmation, then the operation speed is improved, but the reliability of setting application deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary check before closing the setting screen to detect whether settings have been modified. Based on this detection, it proactively displays a confirmation screen to warn the user about potential data loss, allowing the user to make an informed decision before the settings are discarded.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user by displaying a confirmation screen that informs them about the state of their settings. This feedback mechanism ensures the user is aware that their settings will be discarded if they proceed to close the screen without applying them, thereby preventing unintentional setting discards.
2Reliability
If the confirmation screen is displayed, then the reliability of setting application is improved, but the operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the setting state detection and confirmation screen display only when necessary (i.e., when the user attempts to close the setting screen without applying settings). This conditional approach avoids adding unnecessary time for users who are certain about their actions or are using the screen briefly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically detecting whether settings have been modified and only prompting for confirmation when needed. This self-service mechanism minimizes user interaction time while maintaining reliability, as the system handles the detection and decision-making process autonomously.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a display control unit that displays a setting screen for receiving setting of a setting value for a predetermined process, and a receiving unit that receives a user operation on a predetermined region indicating closing of the setting screen on the setting screen, wherein the display control unit displays a notification screen regarding whether to set the setting value for the predetermined process in a case where a user operation on the predetermined region is received, executes first control to set the setting value for the predetermined process in a case where an operation of setting the setting value for the predetermined process is received in the notification screen, and executes second control to not set the setting value for the predetermined process in a case where an operation of not setting the setting value for the predetermined process is received in the notification screen.