Printing Apparatus Automatic Print Setting Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current printing apparatuses lack the ability to automatically switch print settings based on periodic time information, leading to inefficient printing operations when handling print data without embedded setting information, often requiring user intervention for each print job.
Innovation Solution
A printing apparatus with a memory that stores time information and print setting history, a reception unit for receiving print data, and a printer that prints according to stored periodic time information and corresponding print settings, allowing for automatic switching of print settings based on extracted repetition patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If print settings are manually configured for each print job, then printing operations can be performed, but user intervention is required for each job reducing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by storing print setting information and time information in advance in the memory unit. When print data is received, the controller automatically retrieves and applies the pre-stored settings based on the current time, eliminating the need for manual configuration for each print job and从而提高 printing operation efficiency.
2Productivity
If print settings are automatically switched based on periodic time information, then printing efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the print settings into discrete, pre-configured sets, each associated with specific time information. The memory unit stores these segmented settings separately, and the controller selectively retrieves the appropriate segment based on the current time, thereby managing complexity through structured organization rather than requiring a complex real-time decision-making system.
Solution Approach 2:
The printing apparatus performs self-service by automatically selecting and applying the appropriate print settings based on the current time without requiring external user intervention. The controller autonomously compares the current time with stored time information and applies the corresponding settings, making the system self-sufficient in managing print configuration.
3Ease of operation
If print data without embedded setting information is received, then printing can be performed, but manual setting configuration is required increasing time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses disposable, pre-configured print setting templates stored in the memory unit. Each template is a simple, self-contained set of print settings associated with specific time information. When print data is received, the system applies the appropriate template without requiring persistent manual configuration, thereby eliminating time consumption for setting setup while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A printing apparatus includes a memory that stores time information having a periodicity and print setting information as a printing execution history, a reception unit that receives print data, and a printer that prints the print data according to the print setting information corresponding to the time information in a case of reception of the received print data or in a case where, if a case of printing execution is designated with respect to the received print data, time in the case of execution corresponds to the time information.