Job Record Specifying Device for Image Processing Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing apparatuses require users to interactively narrow down job records through multiple speech inputs, making the process time-consuming and inconvenient when searching for specific job records using speech inputs.
Innovation Solution
A job record specifying device and method that analyzes multiple job records, extracts keywords from user speech inputs, and uses these keywords to efficiently search and select the appropriate job records, reducing the need for user interaction by reflecting the target set of values directly into the job settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the image processing apparatus requests the user to check job records in order from closest to farthest to the specified time, then the user can find the target job record, but the process takes multiple speech inputs and becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of multiple job records to extract distinctive features and characteristics before presenting options to the user. By pre-processing the job records and identifying key differentiating factors, the system reduces the number of interactive steps needed, allowing the user to specify the target job record more efficiently without sacrificing identification accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces the mechanical iterative process of sequential speech inputs with an automated analysis mechanism. The processor automatically compares job records, extracts features, and presents synthesized options, substituting the manual back-and-forth interaction with an intelligent system that performs the narrowing down work automatically
2Measurement precision
If the image processing apparatus requests the user to input target values for multiple functions, then the specific job record can be identified, but the operation becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts distinctive features and characteristics from multiple job records automatically, isolating the key differentiating factors without requiring the user to specify every parameter. By taking out only the essential identifying features and presenting them to the user, the system maintains accurate job record identification while simplifying the interaction to a manageable level
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing and comparing job records, extracting relevant features, and synthesizing search options without requiring extensive user input. The processor autonomously handles the complex task of narrowing down job records based on extracted features, making the operation more convenient while maintaining identification accuracy
Data Source
AI summary
A user inputs a speech including a keyword via a speech input device; a first processor searches a job history by the keyword, the job history being stored on a storage, the job history including a job record, the job record including a set of values having ever been used for a job executed by an image processing apparatus. A job record specifying device includes a second processor that conducts an analysis on different values in multiple job records; selects a speech with reference to the different values; transfers the speech to a speech generator; and finds a specific job record from the multiple job records using a keyword extracted from a speech inputted via the speech input device in response to the speech outputted by the speech generator. The image processing apparatus reflects a target set of values in the specific job record, to the setting of a job.