Remote Control Interface for Print Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing print systems do not effectively utilize waiting time during the printing process, as users are presented with unsolicited advertisement information without the ability to engage in other productive activities.
Innovation Solution
A print system that includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus, where the information processing apparatus generates application data and transmits print commands with application identification information, allowing the image forming apparatus to form images and remotely control the processing apparatus, enabling the display of remote control operation screens and allowing users to interact with the processing apparatus during printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If advertisement information is displayed to users during printing, then the image forming apparatus can utilize waiting time, but the user cannot effectively utilize the waiting time for productive activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote control operation screen as an intermediary interface between the image forming apparatus and the user. This screen allows users to perform operations on the information processing apparatus remotely during printing, transforming the waiting time from a loss into a productive period by enabling users to access and control their devices through the displayed interface.
2Productivity
If the user must wait for printing completion, then the print system can process data, but the user experiences time loss
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous useful action during printing by displaying the remote control operation screen, which allows users to perform other tasks or operations simultaneously. The printing process continues in the background while the user interacts with the information processing apparatus through the remote control interface, eliminating idle waiting time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If advertisement information is displayed one-sidedly, then the image forming apparatus can communicate with users, but the user cannot effectively utilize waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of the image forming apparatus initiating communication with advertisement information, the patent inverts the approach by providing a remote control operation screen that enables users to actively control the information processing apparatus. This inversion transforms the passive advertisement display into an active user-controlled interface, allowing users to perform productive operations during printing.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an application execution portion to generate application data, a print command portion to transmit a print command, a related information storage portion to store related information related to the application data, and a distant control portion, and the image forming apparatus includes an image forming control portion to form an image of print data included in the print command, and a remote control operation portion, and the remote control operation portion includes a remote control operation transmission portion to transmit to the information processing apparatus a remote control operation command, and a screen display control portion to display a remote control operation screen received from the information processing apparatus, and the distant control portion includes a screen generating portion to generate a remote control operation screen based on the related information associated with the application identification information included in the remote control operation command.