Print Queue Registration for Wireless Infrastructure and Direct Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience and labor when switching between wireless infrastructure and direct connections for image output apparatuses, requiring manual reconfiguration and additional print queue registration, leading to user confusion and increased setup time.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method that allows registration of both wireless infrastructure and direct connection print queues during initial setup, using a connection unit capable of operating in multiple modes, eliminating the need for reconfiguration when switching between connection methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a print queue is registered for wireless infrastructure connection, then printing can be executed via access point, but additional setup is required when switching to wireless direct connection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by registering both wireless infrastructure print queue and wireless direct connection print queue during the initial setup phase. This advance preparation ensures that when users switch between connection methods, no additional setup or print queue registration is needed, as both configurations are already in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by creating a setup system that handles multiple connection methods (wireless infrastructure and wireless direct connection) through a single unified setup process. The system registers print queues for both connection types simultaneously, making the setup procedure universally applicable regardless of which connection method the user chooses later.
2Adaptability or versatility
If connection method is switched from wireless infrastructure to wireless direct connection, then mobility is improved, but user labor increases due to reconfiguration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates reconfiguration time by performing preliminary registration of both wireless infrastructure and wireless direct connection print queues during the initial setup. This advance preparation ensures that connection method switching occurs without any additional user labor or time investment.
3Reliability
If manual setup is performed for each connection method, then connection reliability is ensured, but user labor and setup time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the setup processes for wireless infrastructure connection and wireless direct connection into a single unified operation. By combining these previously separate manual setup procedures into one automated process that registers both print queues simultaneously, the system maintains connection reliability while dramatically improving setup efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by providing an automated setup process that performs print queue registration for both connection methods without requiring manual intervention for each connection type. The system automatically configures both wireless infrastructure and wireless direct connection print queues, reducing user labor while ensuring reliable connections.
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AI summary
A control method for an information processing apparatus that communicates with an image output apparatus includes receiving a certain user operation, and executing as processing based on the certain user operation, both of registering a first print queue to be used at the time of printing using a first wireless connection via an external access point between the information processing apparatus and the image output apparatus, and registering a second print queue to be used at the time of printing using a second wireless connection not via the external access point between the information processing apparatus and the image output apparatus.