Address Book Display Logic for MFPs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multifunction peripherals (MFPs) face issues when set as address obtainment destinations without an administrator address book, leading to errors and potential misinterpretation of server connection status, even if a connection exists.
Innovation Solution
The image communication apparatus is designed to display and manage both local and remote address books, requesting all address books from an external apparatus when necessary, ensuring proper display and transfer settings without relying solely on an administrator address book.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the system displays an administrator address book when connecting to an external apparatus, then the transfer destination setting can be properly configured, but an error occurs when the external apparatus does not have an administrator address book, causing connection status misinterpretation
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the address book display behavior based on the connection type. When connected to an external apparatus, the system determines whether to display the administrator address book or all address books, making the display mode flexible rather than fixed. This resolves the contradiction by adapting the display behavior to the specific context, preventing errors while maintaining proper functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of address book selection based on the connection context. By switching between displaying only the administrator address book and displaying all address books depending on whether the external apparatus supports it, the system resolves the error condition while maintaining reliable connection status recognition.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system requests only the administrator address book from an external apparatus, then the display can be simplified, but the system cannot obtain all address books when needed, reducing versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects which address books to request from external apparatus based on the connection type and apparatus capabilities. This dynamic approach allows the system to retrieve all address books when appropriate while maintaining simplified operation when connecting to apparatus without administrator address books, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the system assumes external apparatus has an administrator address book, then the initial display setup is simplified, but errors occur when the assumption is incorrect, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary check to determine the connection type before displaying the address book. By determining in advance whether the external apparatus has an administrator address book, the system avoids errors while maintaining simplified configuration. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction by preventing errors before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary determination step that checks the connection type between the local apparatus and external apparatus. This intermediary mechanism prevents direct assumption errors by mediating the address book display decision, thereby maintaining both ease of configuration and reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
An image communication apparatus, and a method of controlling the same, control, in a case of displaying an address book stored in a storage unit of the self-apparatus, so as to display in a display unit an administrator address book; and control, in a case of displaying an address book stored in the external apparatus, so as to make a request to an external device for all address books that the external apparatus has.