Information Processing Apparatus Selective Program Upload Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image processing systems face difficulty in allowing users to efficiently identify and manage multiple programs embedded in an image processing program, leading to user confusion when displaying details of various programs.

Innovation Solution

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that enable an information processing apparatus to store selected program identifying information, receive uploaded program information from a server, and display confirmation of the selected program's upload without indicating other uploaded programs, thereby simplifying the user interface by prominently displaying selected programs and managing their upload status.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If multiple program images are displayed on the display of an image processing apparatus, then users can view details of multiple embedded programs, but users experience difficulty and time consumption in finding a specific program among the plurality of images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprogram identification informationVSAvoidtime to find specific program
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and highlights only the selected program's upload status from the multiple uploaded programs. The display selectively presents information about the specific program the user wants to confirm, rather than showing all uploaded programs equally. This extraction principle reduces information overload and helps users quickly locate the relevant program status without searching through multiple program images.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by making the selected program's upload status visually prominent while other program information remains subdued or hidden. The display screen presents different visual qualities for different programs - the selected program receives enhanced visual treatment (such as highlighting, larger text, or special icons) while other programs are either dimmed or completely excluded from the current view, allowing users to quickly identify the relevant information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If all uploaded programs are indicated on the display, then complete upload information is provided, but the user interface becomes cluttered and harder to navigate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveupload status informationVSAvoiduser interface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential upload status information for the selected program from the complete set of uploaded programs. By taking out only the relevant information (the selected program's upload confirmation) and excluding extraneous information (other uploaded programs), the system maintains complete upload tracking while presenting a simplified, non-cluttered interface that focuses on what the user needs to see.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Reliability

If multiple program images are displayed to show all uploaded programs, then complete upload confirmation is provided, but users experience difficulty in identifying the selected program among multiple images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveupload confirmation accuracyVSAvoidprogram identification ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing different visual treatments to different programs based on their relevance. The selected program receives enhanced visual quality indicators (such as highlighting, bold text, special icons, or prominent positioning) that make it immediately distinguishable, while other uploaded programs are presented with reduced visual emphasis. This ensures reliable upload confirmation for all programs while making the selected program easily identifiable without confusion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent may utilize color changes to differentiate the selected program from other uploaded programs. By changing the color, brightness, or visual intensity of the selected program's display elements, the system maintains accurate upload confirmation for all programs while creating a visual hierarchy that guides users to the selected program, improving ease of operation without sacrificing reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Data Source

PatentUS10452327B2Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program, information processing apparatus and method
Publication Date: 2019.10.22 BROTHER KOGYO KK
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus execute: obtaining user identifying information identifying a user; specifying at least one program as a selected program from a plurality of to-be-uploaded program information identifying each of to-be-uploaded programs; storing, in a memory, the user identifying information in association with selected program identifying information indicating the selected program; in a case where at least one of the plurality of to-be-uploaded programs has been uploaded, as an uploaded program, to the server, receiving, from the server, uploaded program identifying information indicating the uploaded program; determining whether the uploaded program indicated by the uploaded program identifying information includes the selected program indicated by the selected program identifying information stored in the memory; and in a case where it is determined the uploaded program includes the selected program, displaying, on the display, a first display screen indicating the selected program has been uploaded to the server.