Scanning Apparatus Chat Image Pinning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users may not notice image data uploaded from a scanning apparatus to a chat service due to it being overshadowed by messages in a talk room, making it difficult to check the uploaded content.

Innovation Solution

A scanning apparatus that transmits image data to a chat server and requests to display information indicating the image data is posted at a predetermined position on the screen in a talk room, ensuring the image data is visible even after messages are posted.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If image data is uploaded to a chat service, then the image data can be shared on a channel, but the image data may be swept out of the screen by messages and users may not notice it

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage sharing capabilityVSAvoidvisibility of uploaded image data

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by requesting the chat server to prepare a pinned message display in advance before image data is uploaded. The transmission unit sends a request to display information indicating that image data will be posted at a predetermined position, ensuring the display structure is ready to prevent the image from being swept out by subsequent messages.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If messages are posted to a talk room, then communication can proceed, but uploaded image data gets obscured and becomes difficult to detect

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoiddetectability of uploaded image data

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating a distinct pinned message region at a predetermined position on the screen that has different display characteristics from regular messages. This localized area maintains high visibility for image data while allowing normal message flow elsewhere in the chat interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of operation

If image data is posted to a talk room without pinning, then the chat interface remains simple, but the image data cannot be reliably displayed at a specific position

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of chat interfaceVSAvoidposition stability of uploaded image data

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the chat server acts as a mediator between the scanning apparatus and the user interface. The transmission unit communicates with the chat server to request pinned message display, and the server handles the positioning logic, maintaining interface simplicity while ensuring reliable position stability for uploaded image data.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12120281B2Scanning apparatus, method, and storage medium

Publication Date: 2024.10.15 CANON KK

AI summary

A scanning apparatus includes a scanning unit configured to scan a document to generate image data, and a transmission unit configured to transmit to a chat server the image data generated by the scanning unit and a request to display information indicating that the image data is posted at a predetermined position on a screen in a talk room even if a message is posted to the talk room after the image data is posted to the talk room. The image data transmitted by the transmission unit is posted to the talk room, and the information indicating that the image data is posted is displayed at the predetermined position on the screen in the talk room.