Mobile Terminal Print Application Auto-Install via NFC
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile terminals face difficulties in finding and using printers that match their intended printing needs, as existing technologies do not allow for seamless switching between different printer types, such as electrophotographic and dye sublimation printers, leading to incorrect application selection and failed print processing.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a method and apparatus that enables the mobile terminal to detect and install the appropriate print application corresponding to the selected printer via NFC tags, allowing for automatic or user-initiated installation of the necessary print application for print processing, thereby facilitating the connection and printing with the correct printer type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user selects a printer from search results, then the user can initiate print processing, but if the corresponding print application is not installed, the user cannot perform printing
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically detecting whether the corresponding print application is installed before print processing, and if not, it prompts the user to install it. This prevents the situation where print processing cannot be completed due to missing applications, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability of print processing completion.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple printer types are available in the network, then users have more printing options, but users may mistakenly select the wrong application and fail to find the correct printer
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback by displaying information about the selected printer type and confirming whether the correct application will be used. This feedback mechanism helps users verify their selection and understand which printer type they are connecting to, preventing mistaken selection among multiple printer types while maintaining adaptability to various printing needs.
3Measurement precision
If users manually search for printers by application type, then they can find specific printer types, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting the printer type from the selected printer's information and determining the appropriate print application. This eliminates the need for users to manually search for printers by application type, maintaining precision in finding specific printer types while significantly reducing the time and complexity of the search process.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus on which a print application is installable, and a method of controlling the same. A search for printers is performed, and if a printer selected by a user from among a plurality of printers found by the search does not correspond to a print application that has performed the search, a determination is made as to whether or not another print application corresponding to the printer selected by the user has been installed to the information processing apparatus. If it is determined that the other print application has not been installed to the information processing apparatus, the user is prompted to install the other print application to the information processing apparatus.