Printer Guidance Screen Using Wireless Apparatus Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of operations in printers and similar devices, due to increased functions, makes it cumbersome for users to execute desired tasks, as existing guidance systems prioritize high-frequency operations rather than user-specific needs, leading to inadequate convenience.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that uses wireless communication to obtain apparatus information and display a guidance screen for recommended functions, improving user convenience by presenting relevant operations based on the device's state and user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If operations are displayed based on high frequency of usage, then common operations are prioritized, but user-specific needs are not met and guidance becomes inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining apparatus information through wireless communication before displaying operations. This allows the system to pre-identify the external apparatus type and functions available, then display only relevant operations in advance, rather than showing all operations regardless of user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The display control unit applies local quality by customizing the operation display based on specific apparatus information. Instead of uniform high-frequency operation display for all users, the system adapts the displayed operations to match the detected external apparatus type and its specific functions, making each user experience tailored to their local context.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of functions is increased, then device capability is enhanced, but operational complexity increases and becomes cumbersome for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary operations from the full set of available functions. By obtaining apparatus information that identifies the external apparatus type and its specific functions, the display control unit extracts and displays only the operations relevant to that apparatus, filtering out unnecessary complexity while maintaining full device capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The operation display is made dynamic rather than static. The display control unit changes the displayed operations based on the obtained apparatus information, allowing the interface to adapt its complexity level according to the detected external apparatus. This dynamic adjustment reduces perceived complexity while preserving the underlying versatile functionality.
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AI summary
A control method for an information processing apparatus includes causing a display unit to display a screen including an accepting item for accepting a user instruction so as to perform setup processing that allows a communication apparatus that has transmitted first information to connect with an external access point, and performing the setup processing in which second information relating to the external access point is transmitted to the communication apparatus by a first wireless communication standard, in a case where the user instruction is performed on the accepting item. A connection between the communication apparatus and the external access point is performed based on the second information transmitted by the first wireless communication standard, and thus the information processing apparatus is able to communicate with the communication apparatus via the external access point by the communication based on a second wireless communication standard.