Print Setting Automation via Sheet Attribute Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face operational burdens when setting up print jobs due to the need to manually select appropriate sheet attributes for printing, which can be complex and time-consuming, especially with inkjet printing.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that acquires sheet information from paper feed trays and determines the appropriate sheet attribute for print target data, generating print data to ensure optimal printing settings without requiring user intervention for sheet selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the user manually selects sheet attributes from a large number of sheet types, then appropriate print settings can be achieved, but the operational burden on the user increases significantly and operations become complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic sheet attribute selection without requiring user intervention. The determination unit automatically determines appropriate sheet attributes based on print target data attributes, and the print data generation unit generates print data using the determined sheet attributes, enabling the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The system acquires sheet information from paper feed trays in advance and stores it in a storage unit. When printing is requested, the determination unit quickly determines appropriate sheet attributes by comparing print target data with pre-acquired sheet information, eliminating the need for users to manually browse through numerous sheet types at the moment of printing
2Ease of operation
If automatic sheet attribute selection is implemented, then user effort is reduced, but the system must accurately determine appropriate sheet attributes without user input
Solution Approach 1:
The determination unit determines sheet attributes by comparing print target data attributes with acquired sheet information, creating a feedback loop where the system continuously matches print requirements with available sheet characteristics. This automated feedback mechanism ensures accurate sheet attribute selection without requiring user intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter matching approach by comparing attributes of print target data with attributes of available sheets. By transforming the selection problem into a parameter matching problem, the system can automatically determine appropriate sheet attributes based on attribute compatibility rather than requiring manual user selection
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AI summary
The present invention provides a technique that simplifies operations for making appropriate print settings. Accordingly, a terminal apparatus serving as an information processing apparatus according to the present invention acquires, from a printing apparatus, information indicating the sheet type and size of the sheets set in each paper feed tray. Then, the terminal apparatus determines whether the acquired information includes a sheet type that matches a sheet type suitable for an attribute of information selected by a user as a print target. If it is determined that the information includes a sheet type that matches the suitable sheet type, the terminal apparatus generates print data including information designating a paper feed tray containing sheets of the matching sheet type, and transmits the generated print data to the printing apparatus.