Information Processing Apparatus for Multifunction Peripheral Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multifunction peripherals face challenges in allowing users to efficiently set and access various functions, such as printing, scanning, and facsimile, due to overwhelming settings options, which hinder user experience and operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a processor, operation interface, display, and storage, which allows users to designate and set specific settings items through customizable 'favorite' modes, separating essential settings from non-essential ones, enabling focused setting operations and streamlined functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all setting items are displayed on the print setting window, then users can access any setting item, but users experience difficulty finding desired setting items among many options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the setting items into two categories: frequently used setting items (displayed in a first region) and other setting items (displayed in a second region). This segmentation allows users to quickly access common settings while still providing access to less frequently used settings, thereby reducing the cognitive load and time required to find desired settings without completely hiding any options.
2Ease of operation
If only desired setting items are displayed in favorite mode, then searching load is reduced, but users cannot set other setting items when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display mode that can switch between standard setting mode and favorite mode. In favorite mode, frequently used setting items are displayed prominently while other items are hidden. However, users can switch to standard setting mode when they need to access other setting items. This dynamic adjustment of the interface allows the system to adapt to different user needs at different times, maintaining both ease of operation for routine tasks and versatility when exceptional situations arise.
Data Source
AI summary
A processor of an information processing apparatus receives a first setting for a first setting item among a plurality of setting items for an image processing function of an image processing apparatus via an each-time setting window. The processor receives a second setting for the second setting item via a detailed setting window. The processor transmits a first execution command of the image processing function to the image processing device in a case where the display instruction is received. The first execution command is based on the first setting and the second setting. The processor transmits a second execution command of the image processing function to the image processing device in a case where the display instruction is not received via the operation interface. The second execution command is based on the first setting and the default setting for the second setting item.