Preview Image Stapling Configuration Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing apparatuses lack intuitive methods for users to visually recognize and set processing conditions such as stapling and page turning directions before printing, leading to potential mismatches between desired and actual output documents.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a preview image displaying method that allows users to set processing conditions by directly interacting with a preview image, including setting staple positions and page turning directions through intuitive operations like clicking and dragging, enhancing visual recognition and user interface operability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a fixed small image is displayed to show stapled status, then the display space is saved, but the user cannot recognize the stapled status visually
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from displaying a fixed small thumbnail image to a preview image that maintains the original document's aspect ratio and visual scale. This dimensional change allows the stapled status to be recognized visually without compromising the display area, as the preview image presents documents in their natural size and arrangement rather than compressed into a small fixed format.
2Ease of operation
If conventional setting methods are used, then the processing conditions can be set, but the user cannot easily determine the settings visually and intuitively before output
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy or representation of the actual document arrangement and stapling configuration directly on the preview image. This copy allows users to intuitively understand and verify processing conditions (such as stapling position, page aggregation, and orientation) before actual output, making the settings transparent and easily comprehensible through direct visual inspection of the preview.
3Reliability
If processing conditions are set manually, then specific requirements can be met, but the user cannot intuitively determine if the settings are correct before printing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the preview image directly reflects the result of the processed documents according to the set processing conditions. This visual feedback allows users to immediately confirm whether their settings (stapling, aggregation, orientation) will produce the desired output, enabling intuitive verification of accuracy before printing without requiring manual checking or trial runs.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus which previews a read image is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a preview image processing unit in which a user is allowed to set a processing condition for the read preview image by operating on the read preview image and a preview image processed by the processing condition is displayed together with the setting of the processing condition on a displaying section.