Parallel Setup Program Reduces Printer Installation Time
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional setup programs for devices like printers are time-consuming and do not efficiently parallelize display and setting processes, leading to prolonged user interaction and increased setup time.
Innovation Solution
A setting program that executes display and setting processes in parallel, including software installation, wireless LAN setup, and trial runs, guided by sequential images on the screen, allowing these processes to be completed simultaneously with user operations such as turning on the device and setting the ink cartridge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If display process and setting process are executed sequentially according to conventional setup programs, then the setup procedure is easy to follow step-by-step, but the overall setup time is prolonged
Solution Approach 1:
The setting process (software installation, driver installation, wireless LAN setting) is executed in advance before the display process is completed. This allows the time-consuming setting operations to overlap with the user following the display instructions, rather than sequentially after them, thereby reducing total setup time while maintaining procedural simplicity
2Productivity
If multiple setup processes are executed in parallel, then the overall setup time is shortened, but the coordination and control of processes becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The setup program is divided into two independent functional modules: a display control function that manages the display process (showing instructions to users) and a setting control function that manages the setting process (software installation, driver installation, wireless LAN configuration). These modules operate independently in parallel, with each handling its own tasks without interfering with the other, thereby achieving high setup efficiency while keeping individual module complexity manageable
3Ease of operation
If user operations such as turning on power and setting ink cartridge are performed manually according to display instructions, then users can follow along step-by-step, but the total time required for setup increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated setting processes (software installation, driver installation, wireless LAN setting) are initiated and executed before the user completes their manual operations (turning on power, setting ink cartridge). This timing arrangement allows the user to follow display instructions at their own pace while the system handles time-consuming automated tasks in the background, maintaining ease of operation while minimizing total user interaction time
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer readable medium has stored thereon a setting program for setting a computer to control a device. The setting program a display control function configured to execute on the computer a display process for displaying an image on a screen that sequentially guides setup procedure for the device, and a setting control function configured to execute on the computer a setting process including at least installation of a software necessary for the computer to control the device. The setting control function is further configured to execute on the computer the setting process in parallel with the display process by the display control function.