Information Processing Apparatus Two-Stage Switch State Restoration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing devices lack an efficient method to restore the original state after selecting and processing information, requiring users to perform cumbersome operations to revert to the original settings.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a two-stage switch system where pressing an operator into a pressed state allows for new processing with associated information, and releasing it automatically reverts to the original state if no confirmation operation is performed, simplifying the restoration of the original processing state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user changes the scale to check a detailed map or wide area map, then the user can obtain needed information on the detailed map or wide area map, but the user needs to change the scale once again to restore the original state, which is very troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores the original scale setting before allowing the user to change to a new scale. When the user completes their inspection, the system can automatically restore the previously stored original scale without requiring manual reconfiguration, thus saving time and operational effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user about the current scale state and offers automatic restoration functionality. The control unit monitors scale changes and can detect when the user has finished inspecting the map at a different scale, then automatically restores the original scale setting.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple switches are provided for selecting different information, then various operations can be selected, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each switch is designed to handle multiple functions: selection of different information types, confirmation of selections, and automatic restoration of original settings. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated controls for each operation, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple control functions into a unified switch system where a single switch can perform selection, confirmation, and restoration operations. This merging of functions reduces the total number of separate controls needed in the device.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus and an information selecting method are disclosed which can easily restore an original state after checking the result of executing predetermined processing based on different information. If an operator of an operation unit is pressed in an already processed state where a processing execution unit is executing predetermined processing using already selected information set in a selected information memory, information assigned to the operator is newly set in the selected information memory to execute the predetermined processing with the processing execution unit. After that, if the pressed operator is released, the processing execution unit is restored to the already processed state. With this operation, after checking a new processing state using different information from already selected information by pressing an operator, the already processed state can be restored simply by releasing the pressed operator.