Information Processing Apparatus Multi-Window Scan Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses with display and communication units for scanning devices lack operability when users need to view and compare previously displayed images with newly acquired scan data, as previously displayed images are replaced by new images, making it difficult to browse and compare them simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable medium and method that allows an information processing apparatus to display multiple windows simultaneously, one for previously scanned images and another for newly scanned images, enabling users to browse and compare them easily by executing a scanning process and transmitting scan instructions to a scanner, and receiving and displaying scan data in a format that allows for easy addition of new scan data to existing data groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the information processing apparatus displays only the newly acquired scan data images, then the display screen shows the latest scan results, but the previously displayed images are lost and cannot be compared with the new images
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple independent display areas (first display area and second display area), allowing different image data to be shown simultaneously in separate regions. This enables both previously displayed images and newly acquired scan data images to be visible at the same time, facilitating direct comparison while preserving all image data.
2Productivity
If the information processing apparatus replaces previously displayed images with newly acquired scan data, then the display shows current scan results, but the user cannot browse and compare multiple images simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is divided into multiple independent display areas where the first display area shows previously displayed images and the second display area shows newly acquired scan data images. This segmentation allows simultaneous preservation and display of multiple image datasets without overwriting previous data, maintaining information while improving scanning workflow efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of replacing images in the same display space, the system adds a spatial dimension by creating separate display areas on the display screen. This dimensional approach allows multiple images to coexist without conflict, enabling users to compare images across different time points while maintaining access to all scanned data.
3Ease of operation
If the information processing apparatus displays multiple images simultaneously in separate windows, then users can compare images easily, but the display interface becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is segmented into distinct functional areas (first display area for previous images, second display area for new images) with clear visual separation. Each area maintains its own image display functionality independently, simplifying the user interaction model while enabling simultaneous image comparison. The segmentation provides a structured, organized layout that reduces perceived complexity despite displaying multiple images.
Data Source
AI summary
A medium stores computer-executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus including a communication unit communicable with a scanner to perform: displaying a first window including a first icon which causes the scanner to execute a scanning process; judging whether a selection operation to the first icon is performed; transmitting a scan command to the scanner in a case that the information processing apparatus judges that the selection operation to the first icon is performed; receiving scan data from the scanner via the communication unit as a response to the scan instruction; and displaying a second window, on a display unit, which displays an image based on the scan data received from the scanner.