MFP Display Screen Adaptation via Server Parameter Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing multifunction peripheral (MFP) and server communication system lacks the ability to uniformly display information and preview screens, leading to design integrity issues and user confusion due to differences in image presentation between the MFP and server applications.
Innovation Solution
The system includes a multifunction peripheral with a display section, storage for information display screen setting data, and an information display screen preparation section that changes default conditions based on server instructions, allowing the MFP to display information and preview screens in a style consistent with the server application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the MFP and server applications display information independently with different design styles, then each application can maintain its own design integrity, but the user experiences confusion and inconsistency across different screens
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes display parameters (font sizes, colors, layouts, button styles) of the MFP's information display screen based on display screen data received from the server. This allows the MFP to adapt its display style to match the server application's design while maintaining the ability to display different content, thus resolving the contradiction between design integrity and user experience consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The MFP's display system is designed to serve multiple functions: it can display both MFP-specific information and server application information with unified styling. The display screen preparation section acts as a universal interface that adapts to different data sources while maintaining consistent visual presentation, enabling the system to handle both local and remote applications uniformly.
2Productivity
If the MFP displays preview images locally, then the user can check images before processing without transmitting data to the server, but the display style may differ from the server application
Solution Approach 1:
When displaying preview images, the MFP's display screen preparation section receives display screen data from the server and applies the server's display parameters (layout, styling, formatting) to the preview display. This ensures that even locally displayed previews maintain the server application's visual style, resolving the contradiction between efficient local previewing and display consistency.
3Ease of operation
If the MFP uses pre-installed virtual keyboards, then the display style is uniform across all screens, but the keyboard cannot be customized for different input items or users
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the fixed pre-installed virtual keyboard with a customizable solution that receives keyboard configuration data from the server. The display screen preparation section can now adjust keyboard parameters (layout, key styles, positioning) based on server instructions, allowing customization for different input items and users while maintaining overall display style uniformity through coordinated styling parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual keyboard transitions from a static, pre-installed component to a dynamic element that can be reconfigured based on server data. The keyboard's display parameters become adjustable and adaptable to different contexts, user preferences, and input requirements, enabling both uniformity and customization simultaneously.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the server controls all display aspects, then consistency across applications is achieved, but the MFP loses independence in managing its own display interface
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen preparation section in the MFP acts as an intermediary between the server's display screen data and the actual display output. It receives styling instructions from the server but maintains local control over the display rendering process, combining server-defined styles with MFP-specific content management. This mediator role enables consistency without complete dependency.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is segmented into two independent but coordinated parts: the server manages display style parameters and the MFP's display screen preparation section manages content rendering and local adaptations. This segmentation allows each component to operate independently within its domain while achieving overall consistency through their interaction.
Data Source
AI summary
A multifunction peripheral of the present invention includes: a display section that displays an information display screen; a storage section that stores information display screen setting data including default conditions for preparing the information display screen; and an information display screen preparation section that prepares the information display screen on the basis of the information display screen setting data, the information display screen preparation section (i) changing, in accordance with an instruction received from the server, at least one of the default conditions included in the information display screen setting data, and (ii) causing the display section to display the information display screen prepared on the basis of the information display screen setting data including the change.