Printer Cut Print Image Data Generation via Special Size Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in understanding and efficiently setting up cutting functions on printers, requiring them to navigate complex settings screens, which increases time and effort.

Innovation Solution

A computer-readable storage medium with instructions that simplifies the cutting function setup by providing special sizes associated with cut print settings, allowing users to select these sizes in an application program, generating and transmitting corresponding image data, and commanding the printer to cut printed sheets accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If users manually operate the information processing device to open settings screen and configure cutting function, then the printer can perform precise cutting operations, but the user time and effort required increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecutting precisionVSAvoiduser time and effort

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures cutting parameters and associates them with paper size selections. When a user selects a paper size in the application program, the corresponding cutting settings are automatically applied without requiring the user to manually configure the cutting function through settings screens.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically performs the cutting configuration task by detecting the selected paper size and applying the appropriate cutting parameters. The system serves itself by automatically setting up the cutting function based on the paper size selection, eliminating the need for manual user configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If the system provides detailed settings screen for cutting function configuration, then users can customize cutting parameters, but the operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecutting parameter customizationVSAvoidoperation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Different levels of configuration interface are provided based on user needs. The system offers automatic configuration for standard cases (simple operation) while maintaining the capability for manual customization when required (adaptability). The interface adapts its complexity based on the situation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of requiring users to navigate complex settings screens to enable cutting functionality, the system inverts the approach by automatically enabling and configuring cutting based on paper size selection. The cutting function is activated by the paper size choice rather than by explicit user configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Reliability

If the system requires users to navigate settings screen to select cutting function, then cutting operations can be performed, but the number of操作步骤 increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecutting function executionVSAvoidnumber of操作步骤

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The paper size selection operation is merged with the cutting function activation. By combining these two operations into a single user action (selecting paper size), the system eliminates the need for separate configuration steps while ensuring that cutting is reliably executed when appropriate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The paper size selection mechanism serves multiple functions: it defines the print area and simultaneously triggers the cutting function with appropriate parameters. This multi-functionality reduces the number of steps required while maintaining reliable cutting operation execution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11899996B2Storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for generating cut print image data based on cut print setting

Publication Date: 2024.02.13 BROTHER KOGYO KK

AI summary

A set of computer-readable instructions, when executed by a computer in an information processing device, causes the information processing device to perform: a capability responding process; and in response to receiving a print instruction in which a special size is selected through an application program: a generation process; and a transmission process. The capability responding process transfers capability information of a printer to the application program. The capability information includes sheet size information indicating at least one sheet size available in the printer. The at least one sheet size includes a special size with which a cut print setting is associated. The generation process acquires target image data according to the print instruction to generate cut print image data based on the target image data and the cut print setting. The transmission process transmits print data based on the cut print image data and a cut command to the printer.