Information Processing Apparatus Program Activation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information processing apparatuses face limitations in managing and notifying users about the number of executable programs and display target images due to resource constraints, leading to user inconvenience and difficulty in managing multiple switching targets.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that includes program storage means, activation means, and symbol image display means to notify users of the number of activated programs and display target images, with the ability to restrict further activations or exclusions based on a predetermined limit, and provides user confirmation before terminating program execution or image switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the number of executable programs is increased, then user convenience is improved, but processing load and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of resource availability before program activation. The operating system checks whether necessary memory and other resources are available before actually activating a program, preventing resource exhaustion and system freezing while allowing users to run multiple programs within available resources.
2Ease of operation
If multiple display target images are made available for switching, then user convenience is improved, but it becomes difficult for users to realize which images are available as switching targets
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses visual differentiation to indicate the state of display target images. Symbol images corresponding to display target images that can be switched to are displayed in a distinguished manner (e.g., with different coloring or highlighting), making it easy for users to identify which images are available as switching targets among multiple displayed images.
3Productivity
If the number of display target images as switching targets is limited, then system performance is improved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to users about the current state of display target images and switching capabilities. By displaying symbol images that indicate which images can be switched to and providing notifications about system state, users are informed of available operations without requiring the system to limit the number of display target images, thus maintaining both performance and user convenience.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an information processing apparatus that stores a plurality of programs, sequentially activates the programs in response to a user's instruction, and restricts the number of programs exceeding a predetermined number from being activated, in which the information processing apparatus displays the predetermined number of symbol images and displays the same number of symbol images as the number of programs that are already activated in a manner that is different from the other symbol images.