Electronic Apparatus Manual Display Filtering by Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electronic manuals exhaustively describe solutions for all possible scenarios, making it difficult for users to find relevant information quickly, as they display solutions for conditions that do not match the current apparatus status.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a reception unit and display control unit that receives instructions to open a manual and displays only relevant description items based on set values and predetermined display conditions, using a display condition match determination unit and display processing unit to filter out irrelevant information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the manual exhaustively describes solutions for all possible scenarios, then the manual covers all possible problems, but it becomes difficult to find relevant information quickly due to displaying solutions for conditions that do not match the current apparatus status
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the relevant description items from the manual that correspond to the current apparatus status. The display control unit filters out irrelevant solutions by comparing current status with stored status information, extracting only the matching description items for display. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining complete manual coverage while extracting only necessary information for quick display.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual is segmented into multiple description items, each associated with specific apparatus status information. Instead of displaying the entire manual at once, the system divides the content into discrete segments and selectively displays only those segments that match the current status, making information retrieval efficient while preserving overall completeness.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the manual displays all description items, then all possible solutions are available, but the interface becomes cluttered and harder to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the relevant description items based on current apparatus status and displays them, while keeping the complete manual stored for reference. This maintains adaptability by preserving all solutions in storage while improving ease of operation by displaying only necessary information on the interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The displayed content dynamically adapts to the current apparatus status. The display control unit determines which description items to show based on real-time status comparisons, making the interface dynamic and context-aware rather than static and exhaustive, thereby improving navigability while maintaining versatility.
3Loss of information
If the manual shows comprehensive information for all apparatus statuses, then users have access to all solutions, but the display becomes less focused and more difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts relevant description items corresponding to current apparatus status for display, while preserving complete information in storage. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring no information is lost (all solutions remain stored) while improving ease of operation (only relevant information is displayed for focused viewing).
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary filtering of manual content based on current apparatus status before display. By pre-comparing current status with stored status information and selecting matching description items in advance, the system prepares focused content for display, maintaining information availability while improving usability through pre-processed relevant content.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives an instruction to open a manual related to a predetermined apparatus status of the electronic apparatus; and a display control unit that, in a case where a set value set for the electronic apparatus satisfies a predetermined display condition, from the manual including a plurality of description items corresponding to the predetermined apparatus status, displays part of the description items based on the set value.