Single-Click Print Application Creation via Server Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in creating print applications for their printing devices, requiring technical training and a complex process.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to create, register, and manage print applications with a single click, using a user device, a print-application-enabled printing device, and a server, enabling the creation of personalized print applications by capturing content data and utilizing a print application creator to generate applications in a format like XML, accessible through a browser.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional print application creation methods are used, then print applications can be created with proper functionality, but the process requires technical training and is complex
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between the user device and the printing device. The server receives content data from the user device, creates the print application using a print application creator, and transmits it to the printing device. This intermediary handles the complexity of application creation while presenting a simple interface to users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to create their own print applications without requiring external technical assistance or training. The automated print application creator on the server handles the technical aspects automatically when users provide content data, making the service self-serve and eliminating the need for technical expertise.
2Ease of operation
If automated print application creation is implemented, then ease of use is improved, but the system requires multiple components (user device, server, printing device)
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs multiple functions: it receives content data from user devices, creates print applications using the print application creator, stores applications in a database, and transmits them to printing devices. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single component that handles all creation and management tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The server serves as a central intermediary that coordinates between the user device and printing device. Users interact only with the server through their user devices, and the server handles all communication with printing devices, simplifying the user experience while managing the multi-component system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If print applications are created with personalized content, then user satisfaction increases, but the creation process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system accepts content data in various formats and parameters from different sources (user devices, web pages, applications) and automatically transforms it into the standardized print application format. The print application creator handles parameter transformations and content adaptations automatically, enabling personalization without increasing user-facing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of creating a print application by a single action comprises appending a print application creation button to a browser instance displayed on a user device, receiving a single action user input on the user device to add content displayed in the browser instance as a print application, and creating the print application based on the content. A system for creating a print application comprises a user device communicatively coupled to a server, the user device comprising a processor, a data storage device, and a native print application to display a print application creation button in association with content displayed in a browser instance and obtain data related to the content displayed in the browser instance.