Automated Image Processor Setup via Configuration Import
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatus setup procedures require manual input of settings, including passwords, which reduces user convenience and increases usability issues due to the need for navigating setting menus.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable storage medium and information processing apparatus that allows for network setup between image processing devices, enabling the import of settings from a connected device, thereby eliminating the need for manual input of settings by displaying only necessary input fields based on imported values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual setting input is required for newly installed image processing apparatus, then all setting items can be configured, but user operability deteriorates and setup time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically importing and pre-configuring setting values from the old apparatus to the new apparatus before the user completes the setup. This includes transferring connection settings, user preferences, and operational parameters, so that when the user accesses the setting screen, most items are already configured and only minor adjustments are needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the setting data from the old image processing apparatus and applies it to the new apparatus. By copying the configuration information including connection settings, user profiles, and operational parameters, the system eliminates the need for manual re-entry of these settings, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining ease of operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all setting items are displayed on the setting menu screen, then complete configuration is possible, but usability deteriorates due to difficulty in finding specific items
Solution Approach 1:
The setting menu screen is segmented into multiple sections or categories (e.g., network settings, user preferences, operational parameters). By dividing the comprehensive settings into logical groups and presenting them in an organized manner, the system maintains configuration completeness while improving usability through easier navigation and faster location of specific setting items.
3Productivity
If setting values are imported from old apparatus, then setup work is reduced, but information completeness may be compromised for items like passwords
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and imports only the appropriate setting values from the old apparatus that are suitable for automatic transfer, while deliberately excluding sensitive information such as passwords. By selectively taking out only the non-sensitive configuration data needed for setup, the system maintains high setup efficiency while preserving information security and avoiding loss of critical authentication credentials.
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AI summary
The information processing apparatus that can set up a first image processing apparatus in a system including the first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs network setting to connect with the first image processing apparatus, receives, from the first image processing apparatus, connection destination information for displaying a setting screen, obtains, based on an import request for setting values which have been set in a second image processing apparatus, accesses a connection destination indicated by the connection destination information and displays the setting screen on which input of setting items corresponding to the obtained setting values has been made unnecessary, and sets the setting values set via the setting screen to the first image processing apparatus to set up the first image processing apparatus.