Mobile Terminal Print Setting Automation via Position Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Small-sized mobile terminals offer poor operability, which negatively impacts the usability of image recording systems, as users must manually set print settings, leading to inefficiencies in the printing process.
Innovation Solution
An image recording system that includes a mobile terminal with NFC and Wi-Fi direct communication capabilities, allowing for automatic determination of print settings based on the terminal's position and orientation, enabling seamless communication with an image recording apparatus to record images on a medium.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual print setting input is required on small-sized mobile terminals, then communication functionality is achieved, but operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service operation by automatically determining print settings based on device orientation and position data. The mobile terminal autonomously selects appropriate reference information from stored tables without requiring manual user input, allowing the system to serve itself in configuring print parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical input operations with automated sensor-based detection. Orientation sensors and position detectors substitute for manual keyboard or touchscreen input, automatically capturing device orientation and location data to determine print settings without physical user interaction for setting configuration.
2Ease of operation
If automatic print setting determination is implemented, then operability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing multiple sets of reference information in a table, where each set corresponds to specific image recording conditions. This preparation is done in advance, allowing the controller to simply match detected orientation and position data with pre-prepared reference information, reducing the complexity of real-time decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes in device orientation and position as the basis for automatically selecting print settings. By monitoring changes in orientation angles and position coordinates from sensors, the system dynamically adjusts print parameters based on the detected spatial parameters, transforming physical parameter changes into configuration decisions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple communication protocols are supported, then communication versatility is improved, but communication establishment time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing communication setting information for multiple communication protocols (such as Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth) in the mobile terminal. When a new communication connection is needed, the system can quickly retrieve and switch to appropriate pre-configured communication parameters, avoiding time-consuming manual configuration or exhaustive protocol negotiation.
Data Source
AI summary
An image recording system includes a mobile terminal and an image recording apparatus. The mobile terminal successively stores signals representative of its position at least from establishment of first wireless communication between the mobile terminal and the image recording apparatus. When information produced based on the signals coincides with at least one of sets of reference information which respectively correspond to image recording conditions, the mobile terminal determines at least one command for commanding at least one image recording condition respectively corresponding to the at least one set of reference information. The mobile terminal transmits the at least one command to the image recording apparatus over the first wireless communication or second wireless communication and transmits image data to the image recording apparatus over the second wireless communication. The image recording apparatus uses at least one image recording condition to record an image based on the image data.