Selective Document Preview for Error Suppression
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying preview images before document output, such as in email sending or printing, have become perfunctory as they do not differentiate between correct and incorrect content, leading to potential errors in transmission or printing.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium program that displays a preview image only if a document satisfies a predetermined condition, requiring user confirmation before output, thereby ensuring the correctness of the content before execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a preview image is displayed regardless of correctness or incorrectness, then the user can always confirm the document before output, but the confirmation process becomes perfunctory and the original purpose is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the preview display behavior based on document quality. Instead of uniformly displaying previews for all documents, the system selectively displays previews only for documents that contain errors or do not meet predetermined conditions. This targeted approach maintains confirmation effectiveness while reducing perfunctory behavior, as users are prompted to review only when necessary.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent inverts the conventional approach by not displaying previews as the default, but only when errors are detected. Instead of showing previews for all documents and hoping users notice errors, the system detects errors first and then selectively displays previews for problematic documents. This inversion makes the confirmation process more meaningful by focusing user attention on documents that actually need review.
2Reliability
If a preview image is displayed for every document, then no errors are missed, but the processing time and user attention are wasted on correct documents
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by concentrating time investment selectively on documents that need review. By analyzing document properties and detecting errors automatically, the system identifies only problematic documents for preview display. This ensures error detection reliability while minimizing time loss, as users spend confirmation time only on documents that actually contain issues rather than reviewing every document equally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by performing error detection on all documents but requiring preview confirmation only for those with detected errors. The system does excessive error detection (checking all documents) but partial confirmation (only problematic ones), optimizing the balance between thoroughness and efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If the preview image is displayed selectively based on conditions, then the confirmation process remains effective, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies self-service by automatically evaluating document conditions and determining which previews need to be displayed. The error detection mechanism autonomously analyzes documents, identifies issues, and triggers selective preview display without requiring complex user configuration or manual judgment. This automation maintains confirmation effectiveness while managing system complexity through intelligent self-evaluation.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium records program for causing a computer to implement: a function of displaying a preview image of a document instructed to be output prior to execution of output of the document in a case where a content of the document satisfies a predetermined condition; and a function of permitting the execution of output of the document in a case where confirmation by a user of the preview image displayed is detected.