Image Reading Apparatus Output Destination Selection and Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image reading apparatuses require users to operate a one-touch key or speed dial, view a confirmation screen, and then use OK or cancel buttons to manage data transmission, leading to inconvenient and potentially incorrect data transmission due to the need for repeated destination specification.
Innovation Solution
An image reading apparatus with a controller that allows simple operation for selecting an output destination, displaying a first screen during document reading, and a second screen after completion, enabling users to change output settings during the display period, thus allowing for direct and corrected data transmission without canceling the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a confirmation screen with OK and cancel buttons is displayed after selecting a transmission destination, then incorrect transmission can be prevented, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the confirmation function from a separate screen and integrates it into the transmission destination selection screen itself. The system displays transmission destination information and receives confirmation input on the same screen, eliminating the need to navigate to a separate confirmation screen. This reduces the number of operation steps while maintaining the reliability of confirming the transmission destination before execution.
2Reliability
If a separate confirmation screen is required, then transmission accuracy is improved, but the time required for operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the transmission destination selection function and the confirmation function into a single integrated screen. Instead of requiring users to navigate between multiple screens, the system combines these functions so that destination selection and confirmation occur simultaneously on one display, thereby reducing operation time while maintaining transmission accuracy.
3Reliability
If the user must specify transmission destination again after canceling, then transmission accuracy is maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary display of transmission destination information and receives confirmation input before execution. By presenting all necessary information and receiving user confirmation on the same screen during the selection process, the system eliminates the need to restart the selection process after cancellation, thereby improving productivity while maintaining transmission accuracy through preliminary confirmation.
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AI summary
An image reading apparatus includes a document reader, a display section of a screen, an operation reception section configured to receive operation on the screen, and a controller configured to output processing of image data in accordance with output settings. The operation includes simple operation for selecting an output destination to receive output of the image data. When the operation reception section receives the simple operation, the controller starts reading the document by the reader, displays a screen indicating reading in a display period including a read period until reading of the document is completed, and displays another screen after the display period. The operation reception section is configured to receive change operation of the output settings in a reception period included in the display period, and when the change operation is received, the controller outputs processing of the image data in accordance with the changed output settings.