Image Processing Apparatus Unified Setting Group Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing apparatuses complicate the method of inputting and utilizing information such as acquisition sources and output destinations for image data, making it difficult for users to register and reuse this information effectively.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a display, memory, and accepting unit that allows users to easily register and utilize acquisition sources and output destinations by displaying these options in separate areas and allowing registration or updating of setting information groups, enabling intuitive input and storage of workflow information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the image processing apparatus stores and manages acquisition source and output destination information separately, then the information can be stored and reused, but the method of inputting and utilizing this information becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines acquisition source information and output destination information into a unified setting information group that is managed together. The display control unit presents both types of information on the same screen in integrated display areas, allowing users to input and manage acquisition sources and output destinations simultaneously rather than separately, thereby simplifying the operation while maintaining comprehensive information storage and reuse capabilities
2Loss of information
If the apparatus displays all setting information on separate screens, then each piece of information can be clearly displayed, but the user must switch between multiple screens to input and manage information
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit integrates multiple setting information items (acquisition source display area, output destination display area, and setting information group display area) onto a single screen. This allows users to view, input, and manage all relevant information simultaneously without switching between multiple screens, thereby reducing time loss while maintaining clear information presentation through organized display areas
3Manufacturing precision
If the user inputs acquisition source and output destination information step-by-step, then each parameter can be carefully set, but the overall input process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-organizes setting information groups that contain both acquisition source and output destination information together. Users can select from pre-configured setting information groups rather than inputting all parameters from scratch, thereby maintaining accurate parameter setting while significantly reducing input time. The display control unit presents these pre-organized groups for selection, allowing users to quickly configure their settings
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a display; a memory for storing first information indicating an acquisition source of image data, second information indicating an editing process of the image data and third information indicating an output destination of the image data associated with one another as a setting information group; an accepting unit for accepting the first information to the third information; a display control unit for displaying images used for accepting the first information to the third information on a first area to a third area, respectively, of the display; and a registration unit for, when the accepting unit accepts at least two pieces of information of the first information to the third information, registering the at least two pieces of information of the first information to the third information as the setting information group in the memory.