Print Setting Screen Control With Dynamic OK Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing print control apparatuses face challenges in maintaining usability while reducing the number of operations required for finalizing settings on setting screens, particularly when the 'OK' button for finalization is uniformly hidden, leading to potential errors and increased effort in correcting mistakes.
Innovation Solution
A control unit dynamically determines the necessity of displaying an 'OK' button and implements a confirmation window to ensure that the selection is finalized by displaying a confirmation window, or a confirmation window is displayed, and the selection is finalized by displaying a confirmation window, or a confirmation window is displayed, and the selection is finalized by pressing a button on the confirmation window.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the OK button is uniformly hidden to reduce the number of operations, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to potential errors and increased effort in correcting mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the OK button display state changeable based on user selection. The button is hidden when no option is selected (reducing operations) and displayed when an option is selected (ensuring reliability). This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback by detecting user selections and automatically determining whether to display the OK button. When an option is selected, the system feeds back by showing the OK button, ensuring the user can finalize the setting. This feedback mechanism maintains reliability while minimizing unnecessary operations.
2Reliability
If the OK button is displayed uniformly to ensure reliable setting finalization, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to increased number of operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the OK button display dynamic rather than static. The button appears only when necessary (when an option is selected) and disappears when not needed (when no option is selected). This dynamic behavior reduces unnecessary operations while maintaining reliability when actually needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the OK button from the permanent display and shows it only when required. By taking out the button from the constant interface and displaying it conditionally, the system reduces the number of operations users must perform while ensuring reliability when setting finalization is actually needed.
3Ease of operation
If automatic setting finalization is implemented by selecting an option to reduce operations, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to inability to correct mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses dynamics to control the OK button visibility based on selection state. When an option is selected, the button appears allowing finalization; when no option is selected or needs correction, the button remains hidden or can be invoked. This dynamic control balances automatic convenience with error correction capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by providing the OK button as a corrective mechanism. When users make mistakes in automatic finalization, they can press the OK button (when displayed) to confirm or cancel the setting, preventing erroneous finalization. This preliminary protective measure counters potential errors while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A print control apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display a setting screen including a plurality of options for a setting item, and a control unit configured to perform first control of finalizing a setting value in response to reception of the selection operation for the option displayed on the setting screen, and second control of finalizing a setting value in response to reception of the selection operation of a specific software key after reception of the selection operation for the option displayed on the setting screen without finalizing the setting value at a time when the selection operation for the option displayed on the setting screen is received.