Process Management Screen Generation for Print Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current process management systems in production systems lack the ability to effectively distinguish and display the status of processes for each print product, making it difficult for users to track which processes are waiting, being executed, or already completed.
Innovation Solution
A display screen generation apparatus and method that acquires the progress of processes for each print product and generates a display screen showing the processes waiting to be executed, being executed, and already executed in a distinguishable manner, using a server, terminal, and printer configuration to provide a clear process management screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a process management screen displays progress information for multiple print products, then users can track production status, but it becomes difficult to distinguish between different process states (waiting, executing, completed, not intended)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color coding to visually distinguish different process states: blue for processes waiting to be executed, green for processes being executed, gray for already executed processes, and red for processes not intended to be executed. This color change principle transforms abstract status information into visually distinguishable representations, resolving the contradiction between displaying comprehensive process information and making it easy to understand.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the process management screen into distinct visual components: process name columns, status indicator columns, and graphical icon representations. Each process state is segmented into separate visual elements that can be independently recognized. This segmentation allows users to quickly identify process states without confusion, addressing the difficulty of distinguishing between multiple process statuses.
2Loss of information
If the system displays detailed process information for each print product, then comprehensive tracking is achieved, but the screen becomes complex and hard to read
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses graphical icons as simplified copies or representations of actual process states. Instead of displaying only text-based status information, the system creates visual copies (icons) that represent each process state: waiting icons, executing icons, completed icons, and not-intended icons. These graphical copies convey the same information as detailed text descriptions but in a more compact and visually accessible format, reducing screen complexity while preserving all necessary process information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to process status display by introducing graphical icons and color coding alongside text information. This dimensional enhancement transforms one-dimensional text-based status indicators into two-dimensional visual representations that include color, shape, and spatial arrangement. This additional visual dimension allows comprehensive process information to be displayed without increasing textual complexity, making the screen easier to read while maintaining information completeness.
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AI summary
A display screen generation apparatus includes: an acquisition portion acquiring for each of a plurality of print products produced through a plurality of processes, progress of the processes; and a display portion generating a display screen that displays for each of the plurality of print products, the process waiting to be executed, the process being executed, the process already executed, and the process not intended to be executed in a distinguishable manner from each other.