Print Setting Warning for Status Communication Failure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses cannot effectively present warnings to users when they cannot obtain status information from image output apparatuses, leading to potential print mistakes due to mismatched settings.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus is configured with an obtaining unit to retrieve status information and a display control unit to display a warning on the setting screen if the status information cannot be obtained, ensuring consistency checks are performed even in offline or communication failures, using a predetermined warning display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the information processing apparatus relies on obtaining status information from the image output apparatus to present warnings, then appropriate warnings can be given when status is available, but no warnings can be presented when communication fails or status cannot be obtained
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by displaying a warning message on the print setting screen when status information cannot be obtained, proactively alerting the user before printing occurs. This prevents potential print mistakes without waiting for actual status data, ensuring the warning function remains reliable even during communication failures.
2Measurement precision
If the system displays warnings only when status information is successfully obtained, then accurate mismatch detection is possible, but users receive no alert during communication failures leading to potential print mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by displaying a warning message when status information retrieval fails, counteracting the potential harmful effect of undetected setting mismatches. The warning message serves as a preventive measure that alerts users to potential issues before printing occurs, even though the actual status mismatch cannot be confirmed without communication.
3Ease of operation
If the information processing apparatus maintains simple warning logic based on status availability, then the system remains easy to operate, but it cannot distinguish between communication failures and actual setting mismatches
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by displaying a specific warning message on the print setting screen that indicates status information unavailability. This localized warning at the point of setting configuration allows users to understand the specific condition (communication failure) without complicating the overall system operation or requiring complex error handling throughout the entire system.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain status information indicating status of an image output apparatus from the image output apparatus and a display control unit configured to display a setting screen for setting print setting on a display unit. In a case where the obtaining unit fails to obtain the status information and a set value set on the setting screen is changed, the display control unit displays a predetermined warning display on the setting screen.