Mobile Terminal Distance-Based Scanning Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in determining which device's operation unit to operate when using system cooperation functions, such as scanning, between a mobile terminal and an image processing apparatus, due to the lack of clear indication of the appropriate operation unit in conventional image processing systems.
Innovation Solution
The system includes a mobile terminal with a wireless communication unit, a distance identification unit, and a display unit that prompts the user to perform either a first or second scanning method based on the identified distance from the image processing apparatus, using Bluetooth Low Energy mode for communication and displaying specific screens to guide the user on the appropriate operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If notification transmission technology is applied to conventional image processing systems, then wireless communication between mobile terminal and MFP is enabled, but the user cannot know which device's operation unit should be operated
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback information about the distance between the mobile terminal and MFP, and dynamically adjusts the operation guidance based on this feedback. When the distance is within a threshold, the system guides the user to operate the mobile terminal; when the distance exceeds the threshold, it guides the user to operate the MFP operation unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The operation guidance is made dynamic by changing the displayed screen and guidance information based on the real-time distance measurement. The system transitions between different guidance states (mobile terminal operation mode and MFP operation mode) according to the distance condition.
2Ease of operation
If distance-based operation guidance is implemented, then user operation clarity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the mobile terminal's existing wireless communication capabilities to perform distance measurement automatically, without requiring additional dedicated hardware. The terminal itself serves the dual purpose of communication and distance detection, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameters (displayed screen and guidance information) based on the distance parameter. By using threshold-based parameter switching, the system achieves clear operation guidance without implementing complex continuous control logic.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution effectively supports user operations in system cooperation functions by clearly indicating the appropriate operation unit based on distance, enhancing user convenience and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the image processing apparatus
Implementation Method 2
a distance identification unit configured to identify a distance from the image processing apparatus based on the wireless communication by the wireless communication unit
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AI summary
In order to support a user operation in a system cooperation function using wireless communication, an information processing system includes an image processing apparatus with an image scanning unit and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal performs wireless communication with the image processing apparatus; identifies a distance from the image processing apparatus based on the wireless communication; displays a screen used to accept a user operation; and controls an image scanning operation by the image scanning unit in cooperation with the image processing apparatus. If the distance is less than a predetermined distance, the mobile terminal displays a first screen that prompts a first scanning method, and if the distance is not less than the predetermined distance, the mobile terminal displays a second screen that prompts a second scanning method different from the first scanning method.