Mobile Printing Application With Separate Status Information Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing printing systems on mobile operating systems limit the display of setting items and fail to provide information on consumable products or apparatus errors, as well as user-specific status information.
Innovation Solution
An application installed on an information processing apparatus acquires setting values and status information from a printing apparatus, providing this information to the operating system to enhance the display of printing settings and status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a printing system is built into the mobile OS with a print plugin mechanism, then printing functionality is provided to applications, but the display of setting items is limited and cannot show consumable product information or apparatus error information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information display functionality by creating a dedicated status information display area separate from the traditional print settings screen. The status information is divided into specific categories (consumable product information, apparatus error information, user setting information) that can be independently accessed and displayed, allowing the printing system to provide comprehensive information without cluttering the original settings interface.
2Ease of operation
If the printing system displays only setting items, then the print settings screen remains simple, but user-specific status information and consumable product information cannot be provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimension to the printing interface by introducing a separate status information display area that operates parallel to the traditional settings screen. This dimensional separation allows users to access comprehensive status information (consumable levels, errors, settings) without complicating the original settings interface, maintaining ease of operation while eliminating information loss.
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AI summary
An application according to the present application is an application that is installed on an information processing apparatus and includes acquiring a setting value set in an object displayed on the information processing apparatus, and providing status information acquired from a printing apparatus and selected based on the acquired setting value acquired in the acquiring to an operating system of the information processing apparatus.