Touch Panel Display for Table Data Conversion Options
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of information processing devices face difficulties in selecting the appropriate option to convert or not convert text from table data into a code image due to limited display space, leading to potential erroneous operations when trying to print text without conversion.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that acquires table data and generates print data with an option to display both unconverted text and code images simultaneously, allowing users to select between text, one-dimensional, and two-dimensional code options while viewing the table data, thereby preventing mistaken selections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the option region and table data are displayed on separate screens, then the display space for each element is sufficient, but the user cannot select options while checking the table data, leading to potential erroneous operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a sequential single-screen display (either options or table data) to a simultaneous multi-region display on the same screen. The display unit is divided into multiple regions: a first region for displaying the option region and a second region for displaying the table data. This spatial arrangement allows users to access both elements concurrently, eliminating the need to switch screens while maintaining adequate display space for both components.
2Area of stationary object
If the display unit is small, then the device portability is improved, but the user cannot simultaneously view the option region and table data, causing selection errors
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit is segmented into distinct functional regions: a first display region for the option region and a second display region for the table data. This segmentation allows efficient utilization of limited display space by assigning specific areas to specific functions. The segmented layout enables users to view both options and table data simultaneously on small screens, reducing selection errors while maintaining device portability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple conversion options are provided, then the adaptability of the system is improved, but the complexity of the interface increases, making it harder to use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the option selection functionality into a distinct, dedicated region (first display region) separate from the table data display (second display region). This extraction isolates the complexity of multiple conversion options into a confined area, allowing users to focus on one task at a time. The table data remains clearly visible in its own region, reducing cognitive load and interface complexity while maintaining full adaptability for text-to-one-dimensional code, text-to-two-dimensional code, and other conversion types.
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AI summary
An information processing device includes a table data acquirer that acquires table data; a print data generator that generates print data including an unconverted image in which information stored in the table data is not converted into other information when a user selects a text option and that generates the print data including a first code image obtained by converting the information stored in the table data into a one-dimensional code image when the user selects a one-dimensional code option; and a display controller that displays, on a touch panel, a fourth operation screen including an option region in which a plurality of options including the text option and the one-dimensional code option are displayed and a second table data region in which the table data is displayed.