Dynamic Display Control for Error Cancellation in MFPs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) face operability issues due to increased functions, leading to difficulty in finding desired setting buttons, and errors cannot be canceled if necessary buttons are not displayed on the screen.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that detects errors and displays corresponding setting item buttons on the screen if they are not initially visible, allowing users to change setting values and cancel errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the number of setting buttons displayed on the screen is reduced to improve operability, then the user can easily find desired setting buttons, but necessary setting buttons for error cancellation may not be displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The display status of setting buttons is made dynamic rather than static. The system automatically adjusts the display to show error-related setting buttons when errors occur, and allows user customization when no errors are present. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by ensuring necessary buttons are visible at the right time while maintaining operability during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by detecting errors and automatically adjusting the display status of setting buttons accordingly. When an error is detected, the system identifies related setting buttons and ensures they are displayed, providing feedback to the user about what needs attention while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If all setting buttons are displayed on the screen to ensure error cancellation capability, then necessary setting buttons are always accessible, but the user may feel difficulty in finding desired setting buttons due to increased number of functions
Solution Approach 1:
Different display qualities are applied to different setting buttons based on their relevance. Error-related setting buttons are displayed with high visibility when errors occur, while other buttons can be hidden or minimized. This local differentiation ensures necessary buttons are accessible without cluttering the interface with all possible buttons.
Solution Approach 2:
The display configuration changes dynamically based on operational context. During error states, the system automatically displays relevant setting buttons to ensure error cancellation capability. During normal operation, the display can be optimized for operability by showing only frequently used buttons or allowing user customization.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a memory to store information of a display status of setting item buttons used for selecting corresponding setting items on a screen, and information of at least one of the setting items corresponding to an error that occurs during information processing as an error-occurred setting item, and circuitry to detect occurrence of the error during the information processing, determine whether a setting item button corresponding to the error-occurred setting item is displayed or not on the screen when the occurrence of the error is detected during the information processing, and display the setting item button corresponding to the error-occurred setting item on the screen based on a determination that the setting item button corresponding to the error-occurred setting item is not displayed on the screen when the occurrence of the error is detected during the information processing.