Terminal Apparatus Execution Instruction Object for Printer Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing terminal applications require cumbersome user operations to check the status of an image processing apparatus and its execution conditions before initiating a print operation, as these details are displayed on a separate button, making the process inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable medium with a program that allows a terminal apparatus to display an execution instruction object, receive status information from an image processing apparatus, and transmit execution instructions through a touch sensor and communication device, enabling a simple operation to check the status and execute operations on the image processing apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If status information is displayed on a separate button, then the printer status can be checked, but the user operation becomes troublesome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the status display function and execution instruction function into a single icon object. When the user touches the icon, the system displays both the printer status information and the execution conditions in a unified interface, eliminating the need to navigate to separate buttons or screens for checking status.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically displaying the status information and execution conditions when the icon is touched, before the user initiates the print operation. This allows users to review all necessary information in advance within the same interface where they will eventually start the operation.
2Loss of information
If status information is displayed on a separate button, then the execution conditions can be viewed, but the process becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of execution conditions with the icon interface. When the user touches the execution instruction object, the system presents both status information and execution conditions together in one view, eliminating the need to navigate to separate screens or buttons to review execution conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying execution conditions in advance within the same interface where the user will initiate the operation. This allows users to review and understand the execution conditions before committing to the print operation, all within a single interactive sequence.
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AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program for causing a terminal apparatus to perform a first display processing of displaying an execution instruction object, a reception processing of receiving status information from an image processing apparatus in response to detecting execution of a first operation on a position of the execution instruction object, a first determination processing of determining whether the image processing apparatus can execute an operation for image data on the basis of the received status information in response to detecting that the first operation on the position of the execution instruction object has changed to a second operation, and an execution instruction processing of transmitting execution instruction information for instructing execution of the operation to the image processing apparatus in response to it being determined in the first determination processing that the operation can be executed.