Portable Terminal Print Notification Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users are often disturbed by unwanted notifications for print data designation information, which can be inconvenient and irrelevant to their printing desires, especially when notifications are timed or content-wise inappropriate.

Innovation Solution

A portable terminal device with a determination section that assesses the user's printing desire based on file attribute information and device information, deciding whether to notify them of print data designation information, such as a reservation number, using criteria like printing status, registration date, and expiration dates, to ensure notifications align with the user's intentions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the system notifies the user of designation information for print data, then the user can be informed of printing-related information, but the user may be disturbed by unwanted notifications that do not align with their printing desires

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification deliveryVSAvoiduser disturbance

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of user printing desires before sending notifications. By evaluating file attributes, device information, and user preferences in advance, the system determines whether a notification should be sent, thereby preventing unwanted disturbances before they occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from user behavior patterns, file access history, and printing preferences to dynamically adjust notification delivery. This feedback mechanism allows the system to learn from past user responses and improve notification relevance over time, reducing unwanted disturbances.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of information

If notifications are sent frequently to ensure users receive print data information, then information delivery is improved, but notification relevance and user experience deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation deliveryVSAvoiduser experience

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different notification strategies to different types of print data based on their attributes. Important time-sensitive notifications are delivered promptly, while less critical notifications are suppressed or delayed, creating localized quality in notification delivery that matches user needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes notification parameters such as timing, frequency, and content based on user behavior patterns and file attributes. This allows the system to optimize information delivery while maintaining user experience by adapting to changing conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11307814B2Portable terminal device and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

Publication Date: 2022.04.19 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

A portable terminal device includes a determination section that determines whether or not a notification of designation information for designating print data is required, in accordance with a determination criterion relating to a printing desire of a user to output the print data by printing, and a notification section that notifies the user of the designation information of the print data, of which a notification is determined to be required.