Selective Reset of Shortcut Settings in Job Execution Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face labor inefficiency when setting values for job execution apparatuses, as they must reset all setting items to default values upon receiving a reset instruction, even if only specific settings have been altered, such as those used with shortcut keys.
Innovation Solution
A job execution apparatus with a display unit, job execution unit, reset unit, and storage unit that allows for the storage of predetermined setting items and values associated with shortcut keys, enabling the display of these values upon selection and excluding them from default resets unless explicitly changed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all setting items are reset to default values upon receiving a reset instruction, then the system returns to a known state, but the user must reconfigure frequently used settings manually
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the setting items into two categories: shortcut key settings and other settings. When a reset instruction is received, only the other settings are reset to default values while the shortcut key settings are preserved. This selective reset approach allows the system to return to a known state for general settings while maintaining user-specific shortcut configurations, thereby reducing the time required to reconfigure settings after a reset.
2Ease of operation
If shortcut key settings are stored and preserved, then user convenience is improved, but the complexity of the reset function increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by storing the shortcut key settings and their associated setting items in advance in a storage unit. When a reset instruction is received, the system retrieves these pre-stored settings and applies them automatically, excluding the shortcut key settings from the reset operation. This preliminary preparation of shortcut settings simplifies the reset function's logic during execution, as the system only needs to identify which settings to reset based on pre-established criteria rather than evaluating each setting individually.
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AI summary
A job execution apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention includes a display unit configured to display a setting screen, a job execution unit, a reset unit configured to set default values in all of a plurality of setting items upon receipt of a reset instruction, and a storage unit configured to store predetermined setting items out of the plurality of setting items and setting values in association with a shortcut key. The job execution apparatus is capable of displaying the setting screen in a state where the setting values stored in association with the shortcut key are set in the predetermined setting items, and the reset unit sets, upon receipt of the reset instruction after the selection of the shortcut key is received, the default values in setting items excluding a part thereof.