Operation Screen Layout for Packaged Application Icon Grouping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses face challenges in arranging icons of packaged application groups in a way that makes it difficult to discriminate between apps included in packaging, especially when apps have the same name or icon, leading to user confusion and the need for manual confirmation of packaging settings.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that acquires an application group from a server, determines if it includes a package of multiple applications, and generates an operation screen with icons collectively arranged for each package, facilitating easy discrimination by grouping icons on different screens or pages based on package affiliation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If packaged applications are installed with icons arranged continuously from the existing app list, then the installation process is simple and fast, but the icons become dispersed and difficult to discriminate by package
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by creating distinct screen regions or groups for each packaged application set. Instead of arranging all icons in a single continuous list, the system divides the app list screen into segmented areas where icons belonging to the same package are clustered together. This segmentation allows users to easily distinguish different packages while maintaining simple installation processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple icons belonging to the same packaged application into a single visual group or container on the screen. By merging related icons together and presenting them as a unified package unit, users can easily identify which apps belong to the same package without having to search through dispersed individual icons.
2Ease of operation
If packaging names are used as icon names to easily discriminate package affiliation, then icon discrimination is improved, but the character string limit prevents inclusion of functional descriptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds another dimension to package identification by using visual grouping, color coding, or spatial arrangement in addition to text labels. Instead of relying solely on limited character strings for package names, the system uses multi-dimensional cues such as icon positioning, background colors, or grouping indicators that provide functional information without requiring long text descriptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary element such as a package indicator, label, or visual marker that connects the icon to its package affiliation. This intermediary provides package identification information without requiring the icon name itself to contain the full package name, thereby preserving both discrimination capability and functional description space.
3Ease of operation
If common apps are arranged separately for each packaging, then package discrimination is possible, but users must manually confirm packaging settings after activation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by automatically organizing and labeling packaged applications during the installation process itself. Instead of requiring users to manually confirm packaging settings after activation, the system pre-arranges icons into their respective package groups and applies appropriate labels or visual indicators before the user interacts with the app list, thereby eliminating the need for post-activation confirmation.
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AI summary
The present disclosure is direct to an information processing apparatus acquires, from a server, an application group corresponding to an available service; determines whether or not the acquired application group includes a package including a plurality of applications; and generates an operation screen on which operation icons respectively corresponding to the plurality of applications are collectively arranged for each package in a case where the application group includes the package in accordance with a result of the determining.