Network Printing Apparatus Personalizes Image Settings via User History
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Solution Overview
Problem
In network printing technologies, there is a lack of appropriate information being proposed to users about image printing settings and materials, which can hinder the effectiveness and user experience of image transmission and printing processes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that analyzes user behavior histories to propose relevant information about image transmission, printing settings, and material types to users based on their attributes and relationships, enabling personalized and optimized image printing experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If network printing technology is implemented without personalized information proposals, then the basic printing function is achieved, but user experience and promotion effectiveness are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user behavior histories and attributes before the printing operation, storing this information in advance. When a printing request is made, the system retrieves pre-analyzed data to generate personalized proposals, avoiding complex real-time analysis and improving user experience without significantly increasing operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system collects user behavior histories and printing results as feedback, continuously refining its understanding of user preferences and relationships. This feedback loop enables progressively more accurate personalized proposals, enhancing ease of operation while the complexity is managed through iterative improvement rather than complete system redesign
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive user behavior analysis is performed to provide personalized proposals, then information accuracy and user experience are improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
User behavior analysis, attribute specification, and relationship estimation are performed in advance and stored in the system. When printing is requested, only retrieval and proposal generation are needed, maintaining high information accuracy while minimizing processing time
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs analysis to a sufficient degree for accurate proposals but avoids unnecessary over-analysis. By focusing on key behavior patterns and essential attributes, the system achieves high information accuracy without excessive processing time
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AI summary
There are provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium capable of proposing appropriate information to a user in a network printing technology. An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus that includes a processor and implements printing of an image sent from a first user by a second user side. The processor is configured to execute proposal processing of proposing information about an image to be sent to the second user, information about setting of the printing, or information about a material to be used for the printing to the first user or the second user based on a behavior history of the first user related to an image and a behavior history of the second user related to an image.