MFP Near Field Wireless Line Selection Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multifunction printers (MFPs) cannot provide the address information of the line desired by the user due to limitations in setting near field wireless communication information, which restricts the ability to select the appropriate network line for communication.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a selection unit that allows users to choose a line for near field wireless communication information and a setting unit that sets the selected line's address information in the near field wireless communication information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the MFP transmits address information of multiple lines by near field wireless communication, then the user can access multiple networks, but only one piece of address information can be set in the near field wireless communication information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the address information management by creating separate record structures for each line's address information. Each line's address information is stored as an independent record with a unique line identifier, allowing multiple address sets to be managed separately while only one is active at a time in the near field wireless communication information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-storing multiple line address information records in the storage unit before the user needs to select. The system prepares all possible address information sets in advance, organized by line identifiers, so that when the user needs to transmit data, the selection and retrieval process is simplified and rapid.
2Ease of operation
If the MFP automatically determines address information, then the operation is simplified, but the MFP cannot provide the address information of the line desired by the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multi-functionality by designing the control unit to perform both automatic determination and user-selected determination of address information. The system can automatically select address information based on communication destination identification, or it can present multiple line options to the user for manual selection, thus serving multiple operational modes within a single system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback by displaying multiple line address information options to the user and receiving the user's selection input. The system provides feedback to the user about available lines, and the user's selection feeds back into the system to determine which address information is transmitted, creating an interactive loop that ensures user intent is respected.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the MFP stores multiple line address information, then the user can select the desired line, but the near field wireless communication information can only contain one piece of address information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the control unit with selection functionality - that mediates between the storage unit containing multiple line address information records and the near field wireless communication information that can only hold one address set. The control unit selects and retrieves the appropriate address information based on user input or automatic determination, acting as an intermediary that reconciles the mismatch between storage capacity and transmission capacity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus capable of providing address information of a line desired by a user. The information processing apparatus causes the user to select a line corresponding to the address information to be set in the near field wireless communication information, and sets the address information of the selected line in the near field wireless communication information, so as to transmit the near field wireless communication information, in which the address information of the line desired by the user is set, by near field wireless communication.