Wireless Printer Setup Page Control by Printable State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing apparatus settings can be inconvenient for users who prefer to avoid browser-based configurations, as direct connections often activate unnecessary browsers, confusing users and interfering with application execution.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that determines its printable state to selectively enable or disable a captive portal function for displaying setting pages, allowing connection information to be printed when necessary, thereby facilitating browser-based or application-based settings without unnecessary browser activation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the terminal device establishes a direct connection with the image processing apparatus, then wireless communication convenience is improved, but unnecessary browser activation occurs which confuses users and interferes with application execution
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the operational parameter of the browser based on the printable state of the printing unit. When printing is available, the browser is activated to display the setting page. When printing is unavailable, the browser activation parameter is changed to false, preventing unnecessary browser launch and eliminating user confusion.
2Ease of operation
If the setting page is displayed on the terminal device, then browser-based setting convenience is improved, but application-based setting is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the setting interface activation based on real-time printing unit status. The browser-based setting page is conditionally activated only when the printing unit is in a printable state, allowing the system to adapt between browser-based and application-based setting modes according to available resources.
3Ease of operation
If the printing unit is in a printable state, then setting page display is enabled, but when not printable the setting functionality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the printing unit's printable state as an intermediary condition to mediate between the terminal device's setting capabilities and the image processing apparatus configuration. This intermediary status determines whether the browser-based setting page should be activated, ensuring settings can proceed through alternative means when printing is unavailable.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to perform printing, a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, and a page processing section configured to perform a process of displaying a setting page for setting the image processing apparatus on a terminal device. The page processing section is configured to perform the process after the communication unit establishes a wireless connection with the terminal device, when the printing unit is in a printable state, and not to perform the process when the printing unit is not in the printable state.