Multifunction Machine Interface Linking Function Settings to Notifications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to efficiently and intuitively associate the setting of functions in multifunction machines with notifications to users regarding those functions, particularly when such settings involve downtime or updates, leading to potential confusion and incomplete function execution.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that simultaneously displays both the setting of a first function and the associated notifications for a second function on a display unit, using a relevance indicator to connect these displays and ensure that operations are executed in the correct order, thereby facilitating clear understanding and execution of both functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the system displays function settings and notification settings separately on different screens, then the display content is organized and manageable, but the user cannot easily associate the two functions and their relationships, leading to confusion and incomplete setup
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display of function settings and notification settings into a single integrated screen. The processor simultaneously displays both types of settings together, allowing users to see the relationship between a function and its associated notifications without navigating between multiple screens. This merging approach preserves the association information while maintaining a manageable display through strategic layout and positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a relevance indicator as a visual intermediary element that connects and highlights the relationship between function settings and notification settings. This indicator acts as a mediator that draws the user's attention to the associated elements, making the connection explicit without requiring complex display structures or additional navigation steps.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed information about function settings and notifications, then user comprehension is improved, but the display becomes cluttered and harder to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selectively emphasizing specific areas of the display using relevance indicators. Instead of uniformly presenting all information with equal visual weight, the system highlights the relationship between specific function settings and their associated notifications. This allows detailed information to be presented while maintaining ease of navigation by directing user attention to the most relevant associations through localized visual enhancement.
3Reliability
If the system requires multiple steps to configure a function and its notification, then each step can be carefully confirmed, but the configuration process becomes time-consuming and users may lose track of the overall setup
Solution Approach 1:
The patent displays both function settings and notification settings simultaneously before the user completes the configuration. This preliminary display of all related settings allows users to review the complete configuration context in advance, understand the relationships between functions and notifications, and make informed decisions. This approach maintains configuration accuracy by allowing careful review while reducing total configuration time by eliminating the need to navigate through multiple separate screens and steps.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes a processor configured to: simultaneously display at least a part of first displays for setting a first function in a target machine and at least a part of second displays for setting a second function of notifying a user of the target machine of information regarding the first function, on a display unit.