Terminal Program Setup via Access Image for Multi-Platform Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in setting up programs for controlling image processing apparatuses on multiple terminal devices with different platforms, as each platform requires a specific program and has unique function sets, leading to inefficiencies in installation and function management.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to select and install programs compatible with specific image processing apparatuses and platforms, generating access information for web pages that provide the necessary programs, enabling streamlined installation across different terminal devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a program is installed on each terminal device with different platforms, then compatibility with the image processing apparatus is improved, but the time and effort required for setup increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the terminal device's platform type and automatically selects the appropriate program version before the user begins installation. This advance preparation eliminates the need for users to manually search for and download the correct platform-specific program, thereby maintaining compatibility while reducing setup time.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing apparatus acts as an intermediary that detects the terminal device's platform and provides the appropriate program through a web browser. This intermediary system automatically matches the device platform with the correct program version, eliminating the need for users to manually manage platform-specific installations across multiple devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple programs for different platforms are maintained, then platform compatibility is improved, but the complexity of program management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal program distribution mechanism where a single image processing apparatus serves multiple terminal devices across different platforms. The apparatus universally detects platform types and automatically provides the appropriate program version, eliminating the need for users to manually manage multiple platform-specific installations.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing apparatus serves as an intermediary that automatically manages the complexity of maintaining multiple platform-specific programs. It detects the terminal's platform and provides the correct program through web browser access, shielding users from the complexity of program management while maintaining broad platform compatibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If all functions of the image processing apparatus are installed on each terminal, then functional completeness is improved, but the installation size and complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by detecting the specific terminal device characteristics and providing a customized program installation that includes only the functions relevant to that device. This approach maintains functional completeness for each device while reducing installation size and complexity by excluding unnecessary functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes installation parameters based on the detected terminal device type and platform. It dynamically adjusts which functions are installed by modifying the program configuration parameters according to the specific device capabilities and requirements, thereby maintaining functional completeness while reducing overall installation complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a processor of a first terminal device compatible with a first platform, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the first terminal device to accept selection of an image processing apparatus connected with the first terminal device, accept selection of a function to be set up on the first terminal device from among one or more functions executable by the image processing apparatus, install, into the first terminal device, a first program compatible with the image processing apparatus and the first platform, and output an access information image. The access information image represents access information based on the selected function and an address of a web page representing a site of a supply source for a second program compatible with the image processing apparatus and a second platform.