MFP Display Setting Synchronization via Web Browser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of image processing apparatuses, such as multifunction peripherals (MFPs), face the inconvenience of needing to manually set display formats for operation screens each time they access the device from a web browser, as the settings on the MFP and the web browser must be synchronized, which can be time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
The image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to retrieve the display settings associated with a user and a control unit that adjusts the operation screen display to match these settings, allowing the MFP to automatically adapt the display format when accessed via a web browser, eliminating the need for separate settings on the client terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If display settings are manually configured on both the MFP and web browser, then display format consistency is achieved, but user operation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The MFP automatically retrieves and applies the user's display settings from stored profile data without requiring manual configuration on the web browser. The system serves itself by autonomously synchronizing display parameters between the device and client terminal, eliminating the need for users to manually configure settings on both ends.
Solution Approach 2:
Display settings are pre-configured and stored in the MFP's memory associated with each user profile before the user accesses the device remotely. When a user logs in via web browser, the MFP proactively applies the pre-stored display settings automatically, preventing the need for real-time manual configuration and ensuring consistent display format from the outset.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate display settings are configured on MFP and web browser, then display control flexibility is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The MFP autonomously manages display setting synchronization by retrieving stored profile data and applying appropriate display parameters when accessed via web browser. This self-service mechanism maintains display control flexibility through user-specific profiles while eliminating the operational burden of manual configuration, thereby improving ease of operation without sacrificing adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the display setting management functions of both the MFP and web browser into a unified system where the MFP centrally stores and manages user profiles. The web browser simply accesses these pre-configured settings, combining the flexibility of separate configuration capabilities with the simplicity of automated application, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining adaptability.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual setting synchronization is required between MFP and web browser, then display precision is maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The MFP automatically retrieves stored display setting data from user profiles and applies precise display parameters without requiring manual synchronization. This self-service approach maintains display setting precision through structured profile data while dramatically improving access efficiency by eliminating repetitive manual configuration tasks, thereby resolving the contradiction between precision and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
Display settings are pre-configured and stored in structured profile data in the MFP before remote access occurs. When a user accesses the MFP via web browser, the pre-prepared display settings are automatically applied with precise parameters, ensuring manufacturing-level precision in display configuration while enabling rapid access and significantly improving overall productivity.
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AI summary
A multifunction peripheral (MFP) acquires a display setting of an operation unit in the MFP, which is associated with a user at a client terminal, when accessed from the client terminal. The MFP performs control so that display of an operation screen of the MFP in the client terminal becomes display according to the acquired display setting of the operation unit.