Image Processing Apparatus Short-cut Key Transmission Destination Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image processing apparatuses face inefficiencies in multicasting, where transmission to unintended destinations can occur due to the registration of multiple transmission modes with a single short-cut key, leading to incorrect transmission modes being selected, resulting in embarrassing errors for users.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus displays only the transmission destination information corresponding to the selected transmission mode when a short-cut key is invoked, allowing users to explicitly select the intended transmission destination, preventing unintended transmissions by separating the short-cut key's information from the address book and storing selection data to ensure accurate mode-based transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple transmission destination information are registered with a single short-cut key, then transmission efficiency is improved, but transmission accuracy deteriorates due to potential selection of unintended destinations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transmission destination information by transmission mode, creating separate storage areas for facsimile numbers and electronic mail addresses within the short-cut key registration system. This segmentation allows the system to present only relevant destination information based on the selected transmission mode, preventing confusion between different types of transmission destinations while maintaining the efficiency of multiple registrations per short-cut key.
2Loss of information
If all transmission destination information are displayed when short-cut key is invoked, then completeness of information is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in identifying intended destination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by dynamically adjusting the display content based on the selected transmission mode. When a specific transmission mode is selected, only the corresponding type of transmission destination information (facsimile numbers for FAX mode, email addresses for email mode) is displayed. This selective display maintains information completeness for the relevant mode while significantly improving ease of operation by reducing visual clutter and preventing user confusion.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes: an HDD for storing a plurality of pieces of transmission destination information in correspondence with a short-cut key for instructing image transmission; an operation unit displaying the short-cut key and detecting selection of the short-cut key; and a control unit displaying the plurality of transmission destinations stored in correspondence with the short-cut key if a prescribed condition is satisfied. The operation unit receives a selection operation of selecting a piece of transmission destination information from among the displayed plurality of pieces of transmission destination information, and the control unit determines the selected piece of transmission destination information to be the transmission destination of image transmission made by the selection of the short-cut key. Even if a plurality of transmission destinations are registered with the short-cut key, erroneous transmission to an unintended destination can be prevented.