Label Editing Interface with Navigation Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing label preparation devices face complexity in preparing multiple labels with different print contents, as they require individual editing and processing for each label, straining memory capacity and making it difficult for users to intuitively navigate and edit labels in order.
Innovation Solution
A label preparation device with an operation unit and editing target switching unit that displays preview images with indicators for preceding and following labels, allowing users to intuitively switch between labels using cursor keys and reflect editing results across labels, simplifying the editing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If preview images of multiple labels are displayed, then users can visually edit and prepare desired labels, but memory capacity is strained and display screen size needs to be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the preview image of the currently edited label (editing target) rather than all label preview images simultaneously. This selective display approach reduces memory consumption while maintaining the visual editing capability for the active label.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the label navigation into discrete, manageable units by displaying indicators that show the current position (e.g., '3/10') and providing separate navigation controls for moving between labels. This allows the system to handle multiple labels without displaying all their preview images at once.
2Quantity of substance
If only the preview image of the current editing target is displayed, then memory usage is reduced, but users cannot intuitively grasp whether there are preceding or following labels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediary visual indicators (such as arrows or position markers) that mediate between the single preview image display and the need to convey label order information. These indicators show whether preceding or following labels exist without requiring the display of additional preview images, thus maintaining low memory usage while preserving navigational context.
3Manufacturing precision
If individual editing and processing are performed for each label, then precise control over each label is achieved, but the label preparation work becomes very complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal editing interface that can handle multiple labels through a single, consistent interaction model. The same preview display and navigation controls work for all labels, allowing users to edit multiple labels with different print contents using the same simplified process rather than requiring separate complex workflows for each label.
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AI summary
A label preparation device includes: an editing target switching unit which switches an editing target label among a plurality of labels arranged in particular order, in response to an operation on a keyboard; and an editing screen display unit which displays an editing screen including a preview image of the editing target label. If there is a label immediately preceding the editing target label in the order, the editing screen display unit displays a left arrow object on a forward end side of the preview image. If there is a label immediately following the editing target label in the order, the editing screen display unit displays a right arrow object on a rear end side of the preview image.