Selective Note Output in Presentation Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing presentation software is cumbersome when switching between print modes for slides and handouts, often resulting in unnecessary paper waste due to blank note areas and difficulty in selectively outputting notes based on content.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a selection section that determines which output images to form based on print settings, excluding blank images and allowing users to selectively output notes only when they contain content, integrated with the OOXML format for efficient image formation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the presentation software outputs data in the note-format mode with an output area for a note part provided in each page, then the slide and note part are displayed together, but paper is wasted when the note part includes no writing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the note part output area from the mandatory page layout and makes it conditional. The selection section extracts only the note parts that contain writing content, excluding blank note areas from the output. This resolves the contradiction by removing the harmful element (blank note areas) while preserving the useful function (displaying notes with content).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustment of the output layout based on content presence. The selection section dynamically determines whether to include note parts in the output by detecting writing content, changing the output structure from static (always include note area) to dynamic (include only when content exists).
2Stability of the object's composition
If the presentation software provides an output area for a note part in each page without exception, then the slide and note part are consistently displayed together, but the processing becomes complicated when trying to separate slides with and without note parts
Solution Approach 1:
The selection section automatically detects which note parts contain writing and should be outputted, without requiring manual user configuration. The system self-determines the output composition based on content presence, eliminating the need for complex user processing while maintaining consistent output formatting.
3Loss of substance
If the user wants to output only notes with content, then paper waste is reduced, but the setting becomes more complicated requiring separate settings for different note parts
Solution Approach 1:
The selection section automatically identifies and selects note parts containing writing content without requiring the user to manually configure settings for each note part. The system self-services the filtering process, maintaining simplicity while achieving paper waste reduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the filtering function from manual user settings and implements it automatically through the selection section, which identifies and extracts only the note parts with content for output, eliminating the need for complex user configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a selection section. When the information processing apparatus makes an image forming apparatus perform image formation on a presentation file including first information on a first output image and second information on a second target output image associated with the first output image based on the first information and the second information, the selection section selects a target output image on which the image formation is performed from among the second output image.